Beatrice Baxter Ruyl, in white cape, breastfeeding Ruth Ruyl, by Fred Holland Day (1864愼1933), American photographer and publisher. He was prominent in literary and photography circles in the late 19 century and was a leading Pictorialist. He was an early and vocal advocate for accepting photography as a fine art. Beatrice Baxter Ruyl was a socialite, breastfeeding advocate as well as an artist and author.