Marion Huse | |
|---|---|
 Marion Huse, c. 1946 | |
| Born | 1896 Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1967 (aged 70–71) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | New School of Design, Carnegie Institute of Art and Technology |
| Known for | Printmaking |
| Spouse(s) | Robert Barstow |
Marion Huse (1896-1967) was an American artist, known for painting and printmaking
Huse was born in 1896 in Lynn, Massachusetts. [1] She studied at the New School of Design in Boston and the Carnegie Institute of Art and Technology. [2]
Huse ran the Springfield Art School in Massachusetts from 1925 through 1940. In the 1930s she worked as an artist for the Works Progress Administration [3] eventually becoming supervisor for the western part of Vermont. [4] She was married to Robert Barstow and led a peripatetic life, traveling around the United States and Europe. [4] [5]
Huse was included in the 1947 and 1951 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts exhibitions of the National Serigraph Society. [6] [7]
Her work is included in the collections of the Fuller Museum of Art, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. [4]
Huse died in 1967. [2] Her papers are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. [5]
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