Marion Osborn Cunningham

Marion Osborn Cunningham (1908 - 1948) was an American artist.

Biography Nob Hill aka St. Mary's Square/California Street with Cable Car, 1935, by Marion Osborn Cunningham. Cunningham née Osborn was born on May 29, 1908, in South Bend, Indiana. Marion's first formal art instruction was received at Bakersfield High School (then Kern County Union High School) under the tutelage of Mrs. Ruth Emerson. From there, Marion attended Santa Barbara College. She received an AB degree from Stanford University. Marion continued her studies at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute). Marion studied at The Art Students League of New York.

Cunningham began creating serigraphs in the 1930s. A recurring subject were cable car scenes. She was a member of the National Serigraph Society, the San Francisco Art Association, and the San Francisco Women Artists. and the Bakersfield Museum of Art.

Exhibitions Cunningham exhibited her work from 1935 until her death, and posthumously in a memorial exhibit at San Francisco Museum of Art.

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