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'''Sarah "Sally" Tack Ryan''' (July 13, 1916 &ndash; June 29, 1968)<ref name="EP">{{cite book|last=Anon|title=Extraordinary People - Portraits in the Garman Ryan Collection|year=2009|publisher=]|isbn=978-0946652938}}</ref> was an American artist and sculptor best known for portrait style pieces and her association with the ].
'''Sally Ryan (1916-1968)''' was an American artist and sculptor best known for portrait style pieces and her association with the ]. Sally Ryan was born in 1916, and was the granddaughter of ], a successful Irish-American entrepreneur. Sally Ryan's artistic career began in Canada in 1933, where she exhibited her first sculpture at the ] in Toronto. The following year she went on to study with the sculptor ] in Paris, where she achieved an 'honourable mention' at the annual Salon. She exhibited work at ] in London in 1935. Ryan was an associate of poet ] and sculptor ]. She was highly influenced by the style of Jacob Epstein.<ref> http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xD8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA93&lpg=PA93&dq=sally+ryan+sculptor&source=bl&ots=T91jwLKC7d&sig=0c59DjfR9TNXf-wOKPO8AHjA5Bo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=epJyUc2iM-O-0QWEnYGYDg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=sally%20ryan%20sculptor&f=false </ref>


==Biography==
Along with other members of her family Sally Ryan received a large inheritance from her grandfather, much of her personal wealth was used to collect art works with her friend ].
Sally Ryan was born in New York City, the daughter of Allan Aloysius Ryan (1880–1940) and Sarah Tack Ryan. She was the granddaughter of ], a successful Irish-American entrepreneur. ] was her elder brother. Fortune Ryan had commissioned a portrait bust of himself by ], now in the Tate collection in London.<ref name="Connolly">{{cite book|author=Cressida Connolly|title=The Rare and the Beautiful|year=2005|publisher=Harper Perennial|isbn=1841156345}}</ref>


Sally Ryan's went to school in ] and her artistic career began in 1933, where she exhibited her first sculpture at the ] in Toronto.<ref name="BuckmanV2">{{cite book|author=David Buckman|publisher=Art Dictionaries Ltd|year=2006|title=Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z |isbn=0-953260-95-X}}</ref> The following year she went on to study with the sculptor ] in Paris, where she achieved an 'honourable mention' at the annual ]. She exhibited work at ] in London in 1935. Ryan was an associate of the poet ] and sculptor ]. Epstein made a portrait bust of Ryan, who for a brief time became his, only, pupil.<ref name="JRose">{{cite book|author=June Rose|author-link=June Rose|title=Demons and Angels A Life of Jacob Epstein|publisher=Carroll & Graf Publishers|year= 2002|isbn=0786710004}}</ref><ref name="Life">{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xD8EAAAAMBAJ&q=Sally+Ryan+sculptor&pg=PA93|title=LIFE|website=Time Life, Inc|date=24 June 1940|publisher=Time Inc|language=en}}</ref> Ryan would later purchase several important works by Epstein.<ref name="JRose"/> Aged twenty, Ryan had a successful solo show at the Cooling Gallery which included her portrait busts of ], ] and ].<ref name="BuckmanV2"/> After four years in London, Ryan returned to the United States in 1938.<ref name="BuckmanV2"/> Dividing her time between ] and London, her work featured in exhibitions in both Europe and the United States.<ref name="BuckmanV2"/> In 1940, Ryan's work was included in Philadelphia's International Sculpture Exhibition, prior to her second solo show in New York the following autumn.<ref name="Life"/>
A number of her works are in the public collection of ].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/artists/sally-ryan</ref>


Ryan used much of the inheritance she received from her grandfather to build a wide-ranging art collection, alongside her life-long friend, ]. Ryan died of cancer of the throat (squamous cell epithelioma of the larynx) in 1968 while staying at ] in London.<ref name="death"/><ref name="EP" /><ref name="McGregor">{{cite book|author=Sheila McGregor|title=A Shared Vision - the Garman Ryan collection at The New Art Gallery Walsall|year=1999|publisher=Merrell Holberton|isbn=1858940869}}</ref> Variously described as "aloof", "private" and androgynous in appearance, Ryan was gay and lived with another women, who became the chief beneficiary of her will.<ref name="McGregor"/><ref name="JBrown">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/mar/31/the-great-british-art-tour-an-overlooked-talent-who-broke-gender-norms|title=The Great British Art Tour:an overlooked talent who broke gender norms|author=Julie Brown|work=The Guardian|date=31 March 2021|access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
Sally Ryan died of cancer of the throat in 1968.{{citation needed}}
She also bequeathed $50,000 and her art collection to Kathleen Garman to establish the ], now housed at ].<ref name="Connolly" /> As well as several works by Ryan, the collection also contains many works by Jacob Epstein, Garman's husband.<ref name="McGregor"/>

==Gallery of works==
These four works by Ryan are part of the Garman-Ryan collection at The New Art Gallery Walsall.
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File:Mother and Child by Sally Ryan 02.jpg|''Mother and Child''
File:Nathaniel by Sally Ryan 02.jpg|''Nathaniel''
File:Head of Valentina by Sally Ryan.jpg|''Head of Valentina''
File:The Martinique by Sally Ryan 03.jpg|''The Martinique'', (1934)
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==References== ==References==
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==External links==
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American sculptor (1916–1968)
Sally Ryan
BornSarah Tack Ryan
July 13, 1916
New York City, New York
DiedJune 29, 1968(1968-06-29) (aged 51)
London, England
OccupationArtist
RelativesAllan A. Ryan Jr. (brother)
Thomas Fortune Ryan (grandfather)
Ida Mary Barry Ryan (grandmother)

Sarah "Sally" Tack Ryan (July 13, 1916 – June 29, 1968) was an American artist and sculptor best known for portrait style pieces and her association with the Garman Ryan Collection.

Biography

Sally Ryan was born in New York City, the daughter of Allan Aloysius Ryan (1880–1940) and Sarah Tack Ryan. She was the granddaughter of Thomas Fortune Ryan, a successful Irish-American entrepreneur. Allan A. Ryan, Jr. was her elder brother. Fortune Ryan had commissioned a portrait bust of himself by Auguste Rodin, now in the Tate collection in London.

Sally Ryan's went to school in Montreal and her artistic career began in 1933, where she exhibited her first sculpture at the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts in Toronto. The following year she went on to study with the sculptor Jean Camus in Paris, where she achieved an 'honourable mention' at the annual Salon. She exhibited work at The Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1935. Ryan was an associate of the poet Ralph Gustafson and sculptor Jacob Epstein. Epstein made a portrait bust of Ryan, who for a brief time became his, only, pupil. Ryan would later purchase several important works by Epstein. Aged twenty, Ryan had a successful solo show at the Cooling Gallery which included her portrait busts of Ellen Ballon, Paul Robeson and Arturo Toscanini. After four years in London, Ryan returned to the United States in 1938. Dividing her time between Connecticut and London, her work featured in exhibitions in both Europe and the United States. In 1940, Ryan's work was included in Philadelphia's International Sculpture Exhibition, prior to her second solo show in New York the following autumn.

Ryan used much of the inheritance she received from her grandfather to build a wide-ranging art collection, alongside her life-long friend, Kathleen Garman. Ryan died of cancer of the throat (squamous cell epithelioma of the larynx) in 1968 while staying at The Dorchester in London. Variously described as "aloof", "private" and androgynous in appearance, Ryan was gay and lived with another women, who became the chief beneficiary of her will. She also bequeathed $50,000 and her art collection to Kathleen Garman to establish the Garman-Ryan collection, now housed at The New Art Gallery Walsall. As well as several works by Ryan, the collection also contains many works by Jacob Epstein, Garman's husband.

Gallery of works

These four works by Ryan are part of the Garman-Ryan collection at The New Art Gallery Walsall.

  • Mother and Child Mother and Child
  • Nathaniel Nathaniel
  • Head of Valentina Head of Valentina
  • The Martinique, (1934) The Martinique, (1934)

References

  1. ^ Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974
  2. ^ Anon (2009). Extraordinary People - Portraits in the Garman Ryan Collection. The New Art Gallery Walsall. ISBN 978-0946652938.
  3. ^ Cressida Connolly (2005). The Rare and the Beautiful. Harper Perennial. ISBN 1841156345.
  4. ^ David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
  5. ^ June Rose (2002). Demons and Angels A Life of Jacob Epstein. Carroll & Graf Publishers. ISBN 0786710004.
  6. ^ "LIFE". Time Life, Inc. Time Inc. 24 June 1940.
  7. ^ Sheila McGregor (1999). A Shared Vision - the Garman Ryan collection at The New Art Gallery Walsall. Merrell Holberton. ISBN 1858940869.
  8. Julie Brown (31 March 2021). "The Great British Art Tour:an overlooked talent who broke gender norms". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

External links

16 artworks by or after Sally Ryan at the Art UK site

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