1772 - 1848
Ruth Henshaw Bascom American Painter
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| Birthday |
15th December, 1772
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| Birthplace |
Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
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| Died |
16th February, 1848
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| Place of Death |
Ashby, Massachusetts
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| Buried |
Ashby First Parish Burial Ground
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Painter
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Ruth Henshaw Bascom, also known as Aunt Ruth (December 15, 1772 – February 16, 1848), was an American folk artist who produced over 1,400 portraits. She was the daughter of Colonel William Henshaw and Phebe Swan of Leicester, Massachusetts and a schoolteacher from 1791 to 1801. Bascom married first, at about 32 years of age, to Dr. Asa Miles, but he died a year or more after their marriage. She married a second time for about 35 years to Reverend Ezekial Lysander Bascom. Bascom didn't give birth to children of her own, but she had a stepson from her first marriage, stepdaughter from her second marriage, and a niece and nephew that she raised. She documented the daily activities of her life in diaries beginning at the age of 17, which included records of the portraits that she made.
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