Ruby Turner

Ruby Turner was a British actress, singer, songwriter and musician (born 1958). She was born at Montego Bay.

Also recorded as Francella Ruby Turner.

Ruby Turner in brief

Born
1958
Known for
actress, singer, songwriter and musician
Place of birth
Montego Bay
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Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1805 to 1988.

It's Gonna Be Alright. The Motown Song Book, dated 1988. Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish, dated 1837–38, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.4472. A Shipwreck, dated 1805/07, mezzotint on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2002.468. Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, dated 1836–37, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1947.513. An April Shower: A View from Binsey Ferry Near Oxford, Looking Towards Port Meadow and Godstow, dated 1842, watercolor over graphite, with scraping, on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2005.42. Study for "An Aragonese Smuggler", dated 1881, oil on canvas, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1887.231. Study of a Tree in Bloom, dated c. 1835, watercolor and gouache on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1996.3. Annual report for the year 1924-25 : 27th year of issue adopted by the Board on 25 July, 1925 / Metropolitan Asylums Board., dated 1925, held by Wellcome Collection. Annual report for the year 1925-26 : 28th year of issue adopted by the Board on 24 July, 1926 / Metropolitan Asylums Board., dated 1926, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 15, dated September - December 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. Strangeways Research Laboratory, dated c.1901-1999, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (154909459). Those registers additionally record the forms Turner-Norris, Ruby, Norris, Ruby T., Norris, Ruby and Turner Norris, Ruby.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Theory of Consumers Demand (1941) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1958Ruby Turner born at Montego Bay.
  2. 1988The Motown Song Book.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Ruby Turner (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 154909459, Norris, Ruby Turner.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  3. 3.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Ruby Turner as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Ruby Turner.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming Ruby Turner.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q538788: Ruby Turner

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Ruby Turner”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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