Frederic Remington Art Museum • Aug. 26-Nov. 4, 2001 • Ruth Connell: A Life in Flowers

Mixed 1937

Mixed 1936

Early Pictures
From her school days in the 1930s Connell preferred flower still-lifes to any other subjects. Flowers are cheerful to Connell, for whom color is the most important element. These paintings represent the artist's early work. She used an old red velvet dress as a background in the painting from 1937.