Ruth Faison SHAW
1889 - 1969 (80 years)-
Name Ruth Faison SHAW Born 15 Oct 1889 Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA 
Gender Female Invention of finger Painting 1931 Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy Ruth Faison Shaw (1889–1969) was an American artist, educator who is credited with introducing finger painting into the USA as an art education medium. She developed her techniques while working in Rome, Italy, patenting a safe non-toxic paint in 1931. _AMTID 230166435487:1030:51595523 _FSFTID G9FC-9Z9 _UID AE02AA6F647342FA94D22B30A0857084B6AF Died 3 Dec 1969 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA Person ID I322 Extended-Family-Tree-v2 Last Modified 27 Nov 2019
Father William Mitchell SHAW, b. 27 Jun 1858, Bladen County, North Carolina, USA , d. 5 Sep 1917, Southport, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA (Age 59 years) Mother Alberta Columbia FAISON, b. 19 Oct 1858, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, USA , d. 30 Sep 1930, Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy (Age 71 years) Married 23 Dec 1884 Halifax County, North Carolina, USA Family ID F96 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 15 Oct 1889 - Kenansville, Duplin County, North Carolina, USA 
Invention of finger Painting - Ruth Faison Shaw (1889–1969) was an American artist, educator who is credited with introducing finger painting into the USA as an art education medium. She developed her techniques while working in Rome, Italy, patenting a safe non-toxic paint in 1931. - 1931 - Rome, Roma, Lazio, Italy 
Died - 3 Dec 1969 - Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth
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