Marion Greenwood
Marion Greenwood (born April 6, 1909 in Brooklyn , † August 20, 1970 in Woodstock ) was an American painter and graphic artist.
biography
Marion Greenwood is the sister of artist Grace Greenwood . She completed her artistic training at the Art Students League of New York and the Paris Académie Colarossi . Until 1932 she devoted herself mainly to lithography as well as oil and portrait painting and then temporarily went to Mexico until 1936 , where she created some wall paintings on behalf of the Mexican government during the prevailing muralism . Even after her return, she continued to devote herself to wall painting until, after a trip to Europe in 1940, she returned to easel painting. During World War II she worked as the only female war painter commissioned by the United States Army . In addition to several war bonds she designedposter was taken as part of a rehabilitation program for wounded soldiers of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD). In 1944 she gave her first solo exhibition in New York. from 1946 she traveled through India, China and other countries and recorded her experiences artistically. Greenwood exhibited her pictures nationally and internationally in many established houses. From 1954 to 1955 she was visiting professor of fine arts at the University of Tennessee , where she painted a large mural at the university center.
Awards
- 1944: 2nd prize painting, Carnegie Museum of Art
- 1946: Lithography Prize, Herron Art Institute
- 1951: Lippincott Prize at the 146th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , Philadelphia
- 1952: 1st Altman Prize at the 127th Annual Exhibition of the National Academy of Design, New York
- 1956: Second Purchase Prize, Butler Institute of Art
- 1959: Grumbacher Prize, National Association of Women Artists , New York City
- 1959: Elected member ( NA ) of the National Academy of Design
Individual evidence
- ^ Marion Greenwood (1909-1970) (English), RoGallery.
- ^ Marion Greenwood (English), artist information of the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
- ↑ nationalacademy.org: Past Academicians "G" / Greenwood, Marion NA 1959 ( Memento of the original from January 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed June 25, 2015)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Greenwood, Marion |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th August 1970 |
| Place of death | Woodstock, New York |