Abstract Expressionism (1949 to 1962)

Abstract Expressionism (1949 to 1962). This period, when she painted as Ruth Ward, was her seminal early period. A happy and productive time with no hint of the turmoil and tragedy which would shape her life later
*Thunderbird (1959) Created to celebrate the first Guided Missile which her husband, Leslie J. Ward had designed whilst leading the Guided Missile division at English Electric.*

Abstract Expressionism (1949 to 1962). This period, when she painted as Ruth Ward, was her seminal early period. A happy and productive time with no hint of the turmoil and tragedy which would shape her life later