Margaret Spicer-Simson

Margaret Schmidt was born in Washington, D.C. in 1874, the daughter of Ernest L. Schmidt and Christina Gudenrath.^[2]

She studied in Europe with Ludwig Knaus, Louis M. Boutet de Monvel and Eugene Carriere^[1] and married fellow artist Theodore Spicer-Simson in Washington on 1 July 1896.^[4][5] During the Spanish American War, in 1899, the couple moved to Paris.^[3] There, they lived in Montparnasse, where they associated with many artists and literary figures.^[3] A number of these became subjects of their later works.^[3] They were close friends with John and Ada Galsworthy.^[6]

In 1900, The Evening Post described Spicer-Simson as one whose "home is in Washington, whose studio is in Paris, and who paints mostly in London".^[7] She exhibited at the Paris Salon and in London between 1899 and 1907, including at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1901, from 1 Gayton Crescent, Hampstead.^[3][8]

In 1923, Spicer-Simson was the recipient of a MacDowell fellowship, working in the Adams studio.^[3]

In 1924, the Spicer-Simsons moved to Miami, Florida, where they built a home at 3803 Little Avenue in Coconut Grove.^[9] Margaret died on 5 April 1968.^[6]

• Medallion portrait of Margaret Spicer-Simson by Theodore Spicer-Simson
• 1906 portrait of Margaret Spicer-Simson by Theodore Spicer-Simson at the Art Institute of Chicago