Carol L. Bruce, Artist, 64

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Carol L. Bruce, a pastel artist who created portraits and landscapes at her
studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria since 1989, died of
cancer March 13, 2003, at her home in Alexandria, Virginia, at the age of 64.

One of her portraits, "Smile," depicting a girl grinning in the shade of her
wide brim hat, was published in the art book "The Best of Portraiture."

Her works hang on the walls of the National Institutes of Health and
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

Mrs. Bruce, a Washington DC area resident since 1982, began painting as a
teenager in her native Medina, Ohio. She graduated with a degree in fine arts
from Ohio Wesleyan University and worked as a label designer for Federated Foods
outside Chicago.

At the Torpedo Factory, she was an active member of the Art League, serving as a
mentor to high school artists.

She was a member of the Pastel Society of America and the Maryland Pastel
Society.