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Ruth Smith (artist)

Ruth Smith, Faroese artist (died 1958)

Born
April 5, 1913
Died
May 26, 1958
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1913

About Ruth Smith (artist)

Ruth Smith Nielsen was a Faroese artist. Ruth Smith was born on April 5, 1913. Smith lived for some years in Denmark, where she was educated as a painter: first, at the Bizzie Højer Art School, and, later, at the Art Academy of Copenhagen. Ruth Smith Nielsen (5 April 1913 in Vágur – 26 May 1958) was a Faroese artist. Ruth Smith dealt with colours more sensitively than many of her contemporaries. There is an art museum in Vágur in honour of Ruth Smith.

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The world when Ruth Smith (artist) was born

Ruth Smith (artist) was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ruth Smith (artist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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