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Ruth B. Phillips (born 1945) is a Canadian art historian and curator who specializes in North American aboriginal art. She is an author of numerous books and articles on the subjects of Indigenous studies, anthropology / archaeology, political science, international studies, public policy, Canadian studies, and cultural studies.
- 1945 (age 77–78)
- art historian and curator
Ruth Phillips. Ruth Phillips received her doctorate in African art history from the School of Oriental and African Art at the University of London in 1979, and wrote her dissertation on the masquerades performed by Mende women in Sierra Leone.
Nov 11, 1991 · Ruth Phillips, 65, an actress who later in her career began writing plays, two of which won awards. Her “Four Women,” which ran locally at the Burbage Theatre in 1989, won the Maude Adams ...
Apr 2, 2023 · Dr. Ruth B. Phillips (Professor Emeritus) began teaching at Carleton University in 1979 after receiving her doctorate from the University of London.
Oct 26, 2011 · Ruth B. Phillips is an art historian specializing in North American Aboriginal art and a former director of the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology.
By Ruth B. Phillips and Mark Salber Phillips. The truism that (art) history is written by the victors has a particular relevance to the narratives and images created during the heyday of European colonial empires in the Americas.
Ruth B. Phillips is Canada Research Chair and Professor of Art History at Carleton University, Ottawa. Originally trained as an historian of African art, she has devoted most of her career to the study of historical and contemporary Native North American art.
