Marian T. MacIntosh
Marian T. MacIntosh (1869–1935) was an Irish-American painter who lived in Princeton, New Jersey[1] and Philadelphia.
MacIntosh was born in Ireland. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1890. MacIntosh studied art with Heinrich Knirr in Germany and with Henry B. Snell in the US.
During World War I MacIntosh was field secretary for the Pennsylvania branch of the Woman's Land Army of America.[2] She traveled around the state engaging women in agriculture to boost wartime food produciton.
In 1919, her paiting Evening in the Harbor was accepted by Chicago Art Institute for their annual exhibition. In 1922, she won the Philadelphia Plastic Club's gold medal for artwork in any medium. MacIntosh was invited to a solo exhibition at the Washington Arts Club.[3]
MacIntosh was head of a division of the Civic Club of Philadelphia, an organization to improve Philadelphia public schools and build political power for women.[4]
MacIntosh's work was included in a show of the Philadelphia Ten at Westmoreland Museum of American Art in 1998.[5]
References
- ^ "Marian T. MacIntosh". Clara database. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of Women in the Arts. CLARA-ID 16927. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018.
- ^ "State Land Army Heads Investigate Work Here". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. May 30, 1918. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ "Marian T. MacIntosh, an artist, is dead". The New York Times. October 3, 1936. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Mary Adeline (July 2, 1895). The Story of a Woman's Municipal Campaign. Philadelphia: American Academy of Political and Social Science. p. 87.
- ^ "Westmoreland Museum of American Art". Artist Info.
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