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Ellis Walter Ruley: Norwich Artist – CANCELLED

 9/23/2023 @ 10:00 am

This event has been cancelled due to the weather.

Ellis Walter Ruley was a self-taught African American artist from Norwich. In 1933, he married a white woman named Wilhelmina Fox, and as Norwich’s first interracial couple, Ellis and Wilhelmina faced considerable unkindness from disapproving neighbors. The couple, along with extended family, lived in an old farmhouse off Hammond Ave. Slater Memorial Museum has several of Ruley’s work and his paintings are housed in other collections across the country. Ruley died mysteriously in 1959 and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Norwich. Join members of the Ellis Ruley Committee and learn about this important figure in Norwich’s history. This walk is free to attend but registration is required. Please register by 9/21 by contacting FManfredi@cgmllaw.com. Sponsored by the Ellis Ruley Committee, norwichct.org

 http://www.norwichct.org

 860-887-1695 Ext. 116

Type of Event

Walk

Location

28 Hammond Ave, Norwich, CT

Additional Info

Registration Required, No Dogs. Road is narrow, please be aware of oncoming traffic. Limited parking at site.

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