Not to be confused with American movie actress Patsy Ruth Miller born on the same day or the Leicester UK songwriter Ruth Miller. For the South African poet see Ruth Miller (poet)Ruth Blanchard Miller (January 17, 1904 – May 21, 1978) was an American artist.Miller was born to Kempster Blanchard Miller and Antha (Knowlton) Miller in Chicago, Illinois. Her uncle was Azariel Blanchard Miller, founder of the city of Fontana, California.In 1932 she won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for her painting "Struggle".