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Bessie Marsh Brewer

1884 – 1952

Canadian printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher

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Lived 1884 – 1952 (aged 67–68). Bessie Marsh Brewer was a Canadian painter and sculptor.

Bessie Marsh Brewer (1884–1952) was a Canadian-American printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher. She studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women and at the Art Students League with Robert Henri and John Sloan. She illustrated for Century, Phoenix, Collier's, and St. Nicholas magazines.

She exhibited at the 1913 New York Armory Show where she showed three drawings, The Furnished Room, Curiosity and Putting Her Monday Name on Her Letterbox. Amongst the aforementioned skills, Bessie Marsh Brewer created in the styles of Realism, Representation, and Naturalism.

She was the mother of Sam Pope Brewer, New York Times correspondent whose wife later remarried to Kim Philby.

Awards New York School of Applied Design for Women in commercial art (1922).

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Born
1884, Toronto
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Died
1952, New York
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Education
New York School of Applied Design for Women, Art Students League of New York

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Who was Bessie Marsh Brewer?

Canadian printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher (1884-1952)

When was Bessie Marsh Brewer born?

Bessie Marsh Brewer was born in 1884 in Toronto.

When did Bessie Marsh Brewer die?

Bessie Marsh Brewer died in 1952 in New York.

What was Bessie Marsh Brewer's occupation?

Bessie Marsh Brewer was a painter and sculptor.

What nationality was Bessie Marsh Brewer?

Bessie Marsh Brewer was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bessie Marsh Brewer

· Wikidata: Q4896484

· DBpedia: Bessie Marsh Brewer

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