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Marguerite Zorach

Marguerite Zorach (1887–1968) was an American painter, draftsperson and artist.

Also recorded as Marguerite Thompson; Marguerite Thompson Zorach; Marguerite Zorach-Thompson; Zorach, Marguerite, 1887-1968.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Marguerite Thompson.

Also worked under the name Marguerite Thompson Zorach.

Born at Santa Rosa in 1887, died at New York City in 1968.

In detail

Marguerite Zorach studied at Bates College, Académie de La Palette and Fresno High School. training under John Duncan Fergusson and Jacques-Émile Blanche is recorded. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting and fiber art. The authority associates the name with modernism and Fauvism.

Membership is recorded of New York Society of Women Artists.

Works named in the authority record are William Zorach and Edith Halpert in her Downtown Gallery.

Work by Marguerite Zorach is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Art Institute of Chicago.

Distinctions recorded are Logan Medal of the Arts.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Marguerite Zorach”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q6760826: Marguerite Zorach

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