Gloria F. Ross (1923–1998) was an American designer who was born and died in New York City.[1] She was well known as a tapestry artist who worked in close collaboration with painters and weavers to create contemporary wall hangings.[2] Ross's work is held in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[3]

Early life and education

Ross was the second daughter of Alfred Frankenthaler (1881–1940), a New York Supreme Court Justice, and Martha Lowenstein Frankenthaler (1895–1954).[4] Her sister was the abstract painter Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011).[4]

In 1943 Ross graduated from Mount Holyoke College.[5] Ross married Arthur Ross (1910–2007) in 1946 and had three children: Alfred (1946), Beverly (1948), and Clifford (1952).[4][5] During the 1980s Ross was the first tapestry maker to translate into wool famous paintings, by such artists as Kenneth Noland, Robert Motherwell, Helen Frankenthaler, Frank Stella, Jean Dubuffet, Louise Nevelson, Jack Youngerman, Romare Bearden, and others.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America. Madison, CT: Sound View Press. 1999. pp. 2833. OCLC 42517882.
  2. ↑ Glueck, Grace (1998-06-23). "The New York Times". Gloria F. Ross, Tapestry Designer, Dies at 74: [Obituary]. p. 11 – via Proquest.
  3. ↑ "Phenomenon Peel of Bells Cross, Paul Jenkins; Artist: Gloria F. Ross; Weaver: Aubusson Tapestry Workshop ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  4. 1 2 3 Hedlund, Ann Lane; Ross, Gloria F (2010-01-01). Gloria F. Ross & modern tapestry. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300166354. OCLC 773839960.
  5. 1 2 "Gloria Ross papers, circa 1924-1998". Smithsonian, Archives of American Art.
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