About Ruth Cyril
Lived 1920 – 1988 (aged 67–68). Ruth Cyril was an American painter.
Ruth Cyril (1920–1988), also known as B. Cyril, was an American printmaker.
Around 1947, she began using Cyril instead of Goldfarb as her last name; later she stopped using "Ruth" and went by the androgynous mononym, Cyril. the National Gallery of Art, Washington, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Art Institute of Chicago the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Albright Knox Art Gallery.
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Who was Ruth Cyril?
printmaker, born 1920 or 1938 (1920–1988)
When was Ruth Cyril born?
Ruth Cyril was born in 1920.
When did Ruth Cyril die?
Ruth Cyril died in 1988.
What was Ruth Cyril's occupation?
Ruth Cyril was a painter.
What nationality was Ruth Cyril?
Ruth Cyril was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ruth Cyril. https://biography.guide/ruth-cyril/
MLA: "Ruth Cyril." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ruth-cyril/.
Chicago: "Ruth Cyril." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ruth-cyril/.
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