Peggy Bacon

Peggy Bacon was recorded at birth as Margaret Frances Bacon. She also worked under the names Brook, Mrs. Alexander and Bacon, Margaret Frances. The authorities additionally record the headings Peggy Frances Bacon, Peggy Bacon Brook, Margaret Bacon, Margaret Frances "Peggy" Bacon and Margaret Frances Bacon. Her recorded language was English.

She married Alexander Brook.

Peggy Bacon received Guggenheim Fellowship and American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals. Work by Peggy Bacon is held by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art.

32 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1925 to 1954.

The Queen's Cat. The Good American Witch. The Ghost of Opalina; or, Nine Lives. The Magic Touch. Lingering Memories, dated 1954, held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 56.76. Rural Retreat, held by Museum of Modern Art. Portrait of Reginald Marsh, dated 1932, held by Whitney Museum of American Art, inventory 80.31.17. Nude, held by Detroit Institute of Arts, inventory 64.202. Sore Throat, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 1984.7.6. Belinda, held by Q214867, inventory 1984.7.7. Alfred Stieglitz, held by Q214867, inventory 1984.7.8. Varied Wares, dated 1952, held by Q214867, inventory 1953.6.249. The Sights of the Town, dated 1946, held by Q214867, inventory 1987.41.3. Happy Holiday, dated 1930, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.728. The Ardent Bowlers, dated 1932, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.725. Pleading for the Oppressed, dated 1936, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.726. Congenial Scene, dated 1929, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.724. Frenzied Effort, dated 1925, held by Q214867, inventory 2008.115.727. The Haunted House, dated 1939, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.1093. A Few Ideas, dated 1927, held by Q214867, inventory 2015.19.2539. The Great Question, dated 1937, pastel on paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 39.99.4. Moonlight Sonata, dated 1939, pastel on paper, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 45.34.1. Bouquet, dated 1925, drypoint, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1999.109.1. The Social Graces, dated 1935, drypoint, etching in dark blue, on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1936.205. Pity the Blind, dated 1933, drypoint on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1935.86. Nothing Doing, dated 1952, drypoint on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1991.646. Greed, dated 1929, drypoint in black on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2020.667. Morning Exercises, dated 1933, drypoint in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2020.668. The Noon Hour, dated 1931, etching, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1931.246. Lady Artist, dated 1925, drypoint, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1930.537. Antique Shop, dated 1943, lithograph, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1992.198. When the Night Comes, dated c. 1928, pencil, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1948.435.

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

Q214867: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Prints in the National Gallery of Art: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. drawings in the National Gallery of Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Whitney Museum of American Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Detroit Institute of Arts: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Rosenwald Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 26 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 8 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Bacon, Peggy, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Bacon, Peggy, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Peggy Bacon, 1922. Peggy Bacon, American Art, 1992. Peggy Bacon and John Sloan: Their Urban Scenes, 1910-1928, Woman's Art Journal, 2004. Of Masks, Mockery, and Modernism: Alexander Z. Kruse’s <i>Self-Portrait of an Art Critic</i>, Panorama, 2019.

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The terrible nuisance and other tales (1931) — Internet Archive. Cat-calls: (1935) — Internet Archive. the good american witch (1957) — Internet Archive. Animosities — Internet Archive. All Cats Go to Heaven (1960) — Internet Archive. More Read to Yourself Stories (1956) — Internet Archive. The Lion Hearted Kitten and Other Stories (1931) — Internet Archive.

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 7 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Peggy Bacon studied at Art Students League of New York and Kent Place School. the recorded working language is English.

Residence is recorded at Ridgefield. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work by Peggy Bacon is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Detroit Institute of Arts.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship and American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medals.