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THE ART OF RUTH STOLE
Ruth Jerusha Shepherd was born
in 1897 at Owosso, Michigan. She began painting at the age of
four. Ruth won prizes for her painting at the county fair. She
completed a teaching course at the Lincoln County Normal School.
Ruth began to teach at Tripoli in 1917. She married Clarence Stolle
in 1920. In addition to being an artist and educator, she became
a popular speaker because of her inspirational talks. In 1966,
Ruth was one of 25 recipients given an award by the National Gallery
of Art for “being exceptionally successful in enriching
the lives of young people through an understanding of the visual
arts.” She passed away in 1985 due to myasthenia gravis.
Twenty-one of Ruth’s original paintings from all periods
of her career are on display in the Museum along with copies of
her drawings created to illustrate the book, Lumberjack Lingo,
by L.G. Sorden.
 THE
ART OF THE NUDE
The French poet, Paul Valery, noted that
the nude is for the artist what love is for the poet and indeed
the nude has been a well-spring of artistic creativity in European
art, so perennial that one can virtually trace the history of
Western art via it. It has always acted as the visual embodiment
of ideas and views about the most constant of human concerns,
love, whether earthly or sacred. The Museum has a major collection
of European, mostly German, porcelain nudes on display.
 BIRDS
BY TOIKKA
Birds have been a source of inspiration to Oiva Toikka, of Finland,
for 30 years. Skillful glassblowers and the glorious colors of
glass are ideal for depicting the avian world in all its variety.
Toikka is one of Finland’s most distinguished glass designers,
whose trademark birds are well-known the world over. Over the
course of his long career, Toikka has received many awards in
his native Finland and abroad. His works are featured in the collections
of the world’s most prestigious museums. The birds are made
individually by hand in Nuutajarvi, Finland. Over 20 of Toikka’s
birds are on display in the Museum. In addition, objects of art
by Finland’s other major designers including Timo Sarpaneva
and Tapio Wirkkala are also on display.
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