Ruth Ford (1911-2009) was an American model and stage and film actress. As a model she posed for Harper’s, Town and Country and Mademoiselle. She was best known for the salon she created at her beautiful, art-lined Manhattan apartment, frequented by the likes of William Faulkner, Cecil Beaton, Truman Capote and Andy Warhol (source).
Her brother was the bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford.
Cecil Beaton Surreal Vignette, Ruth Ford with tapemeasure. 1936 via
Cecil Beaton Surreal Vignette, Ruth Ford with tapemeasure. 1936 via
Cecil Beaton Surreal Vignette, Ruth Ford with tapemeasure. 1936 via
Cecil Beaton Surreal Vignette, Ruth Ford with tapemeasure. 1936 via
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