Bessie Marsh Brewer
Canadian printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher (1884–1952)
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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.[1] She illustrated for Century, Phoenix, Collier's, and St. Nicholas magazines.[2][3]
Bessie Marsh Brewer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1884 |
| Died | 1952 (aged 67–68) New York City, United States |
| Known for | Painter, Printmaker |
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.[4] Amongst the aforementioned skills, Bessie Marsh Brewer created in the styles of Realism, Representation, and Naturalism.[5]
She was the mother of Sam Pope Brewer, New York Times correspondent whose wife later remarried to Kim Philby.[6]
Awards
New York School of Applied Design for Women in commercial art (1922).[2]
