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Marcia Marcus

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Marcia Marcus
Born (1928-01-11) January 11, 1928 (age 96)
New York City, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
EducationNew York University
Cooper Union
Art Students League
OccupationArtist
Known forPainting, printmaking
Websitehttps://marciamarcus.com/

Marcia Marcus (born January 11, 1928) is an American figurative painter of portraits, self-portraits, still life, and landscape.[1]

Early life and education

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Marcus was born on January 11, 1928, in New York City.[2] She earned her B.F.A. at New York University in 1949, followed by studies at Cooper Union in 1950–1952, and with Edwin Dickinson at the Art Students League in 1954.[2] Her classmates in school at Cooper Union included Alex Katz and Lois Dodd, during this time she also worked alongside her friend painter Anthony Toney.[2][3][4] In the 1950s she was working in the intersection of performance art (through happenings) and portraiture.[5]

Work

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Marcia Marcus's "Happening," entitled In the Garden: A Ballet,[6][7] was performed by Red Grooms and Bob Thompson at the Delancey Street Museum in 1960.[7][6] In 1963 and 1965 Marcus's work was included in the biennial exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1962 until 1963 she was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship to France.[8]

She taught at many institutions, including Purdue University; Moore College of Art and Design; Rhode Island School of Design; Cooper Union; Louisiana State University; New York University; Vassar College; Cornell University; The University of Iowa; and Northern Arizona University.[when?][9]

Although known for self-portraits,[3] Marcus painted portraits of many people associated with the arts including collectors, critics and fellow artists.[10] Among those Marcus depicted in her paintings were Jill Johnston, Red Grooms, Lucas Samaras, Willem de Kooning, Sari Dienes, Henry Geldzahler, Myron Stout, Bob Thompson, and Roy Neuberger.[10][11] Many of her works visually address issues like female desire, race, and motherhood.[12]

Her work is in various public museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art,[13] Smithsonian American Art Museum,[14] Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,[15] Minneapolis Institute of Art,[16] Albright-Knox Art Gallery,[17] Philadelphia Museum of Art, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Williams College Museum of Art, the University of Colorado at Boulder Museum, and the Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Cotter, Holland (2017-01-12). "When Artists Ran the Show: 'Inventing Downtown,' at N.Y.U. (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  2. ^ a b c "A Finding Aid to the Marcia Marcus Papers, 1928-2016, bulk 1950-2000, in the Archives of American Art" (PDF). Archives of American Art. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b Yau, John (2017-10-29). "A Cerebral Portraitist's Unaccountable Neglect". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  4. ^ Sutphin, Eric (2018-01-02). "Marcia Marcus". ARTnews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  5. ^ "Panel: Artists Angela Dufresne, Derek Fordjour and Mimi Gross join David Cohen to discuss the work of Marcia Marcus". artcritical. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  6. ^ a b "Iconic Figurative Artists Featured in Exhibition at Shirley Fiterman Art Center". CUNY Newswire. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  7. ^ a b McDarrah, Fred W. 1926-2007 FotografIn. (25 September 2018). Fred W. McDarrah - New York scenes. p. 62. ISBN 978-1419728976. OCLC 1077761952.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Marcia Marcus". The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College. Retrieved 8 January 2015. [dead link]
  9. ^ "Marcia Marcus". Asheville Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. ^ a b Smith, Roberta; Schwendener, Martha; Heinrich, Will (2017-11-15). "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week (Published 2017)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  11. ^ "Marcia Marcus, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York". Artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  12. ^ "25 New York Gallery Shows You Need to See This October". artnet News. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  13. ^ "Marcia Marcus". whitney.org. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  14. ^ "Marcia Marcus". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  15. ^ "Marcia Marcus". Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  16. ^ "Renoir, Marcia Marcus". Minneapolis Institute of Art Collection. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  17. ^ "Olympic Art Poster 1976". Albright-Knox. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  18. ^ "ART REVIEW: Portraits by Marcia Marcus Look Deeply into Identity". Hamptons Art Hub. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  19. ^ Princenthal, Nancy; Dowley, Jennifer (2001). A creative legacy : a history of the National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists' Fellowship Program, 1966-1995. UMass Amherst Libraries. New York : H.N. Abrams in association with the National Endowment for the Arts. ISBN 978-0-8109-4170-0.
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