Ruby Reynolds-Lewis

Ruby Reynolds-Lewis (13 November 1881 – 13 December 1964) was an Australian composer. Her work, "Foxhunt",[1] was entered in the music event in the art competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[2] She was the only Australian artist to compete in the Olympic arts competitions held from 1912 to 1948.[3]

Ruby Reynolds-Lewis
Ruby Reynolds-Lewis in 1936
Born(1881-11-13)13 November 1881
South Yarra, Australia
Died13 December 1964(1964-12-13) (aged 83)
Ferntree Gully, Australia
NationalityAustralian
OccupationComposer

Reynolds-Lewis dedicated her 1919 composition, "Cradle Song", to artist and musician George Hyde Pownall. Although named a "song", it was described as a piano solo and no words were published.[4]

She was a member of the Austral Salon during the 1930s.[5]

Personal life

Born in South Yarra, Victoria on 13 November 1881,[2] Ruby Reynolds-Lewis was the only daughter of Philip Edward and Mary Emmeline Reynolds. Her father, an importer, died in Adelaide at the age of 34 in February 1883.[6][7] In November 1901 she married Thomas Griffith Lewis at St Luke's, South Melbourne.[8] Her husband died in 1920, leaving her to provide for their four children, Hilary, Tom, and twins Valmai and Valerie.[9]

Selected compositions
  • "The Voice"
  • "Cradle Song", 1919
  • "Retrospection"
  • "Playing the Game", 1923
  • "Foxhunt", 1924
  • "Wattle Gold", 1930
  • "Honey Babe", 1956[10]

References
  1. "Olympedia – Music, Open". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Ruby Reynolds-Lewis". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. Good, Debra (22 July 2000). "What's Art Got to Do With It?". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 103. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Cradle song [music] : piano solo". Trove. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. "Austral Salon - French Consul as Guest". The Age. 22 May 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. "Family Notices". Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954). 20 February 1883. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. "Advertising". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 23 February 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. "Family Notices". Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 14 December 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  9. "Family Notices". Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 17 August 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  10. Australian Broadcasting Commission (29 December 1956), "Australian Songs (29 December 1956)", ABC weekly, ABC, 18 (52), retrieved 24 July 2020
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