Marian T. MacIntosh (1871October 2, 1936) was an

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who lived in

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and

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Biography

MacIntosh was born in

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, the daughter of the Reverend John S. MacIntosh. She demonstrated a passion for art from a young age. She graduated from

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in 1890 and took up a career in teaching, for a time, before giving it up to pursue studies in art with

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and with

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in the U.S. During

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, MacIntosh was field secretary for the Pennsylvania branch of the

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. In that role, she traveled around the state engaging women in agriculture to boost wartime food production.

Artwork

In 1919, her painting ''Evening in the Harbor'' was accepted by

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for its annual exhibition; this became her first official recognition as an artist. After that, her work appeared in exhibitions in New York, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. In 1922, she won the Philadelphia Plastic Club's gold medal for "artwork in any medium." In 1927, her painting ''Tinker's Hollow'' won the Landscape Prize from the

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. MacIntosh was also invited to present a

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at the Washington Arts Club. She was active in the Philadelphia community as well, serving as a division head of the Civic Club, an organization to improve the city's

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and build political power for women. MacIntosh died unexpectedly October 2, 1936 while visiting New England where she had been spending the summer months.

Posthumous exhibit

MacIntosh's work was included in a show about "The

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," a group of female artists who exhibited their work together from 1917 to 1945. It was held in 1998 at the

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in Greensburg, western Pennsylvania.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacIntosh, Marian T. 1871 births 1936 deaths American Impressionist painters American women painters Bryn Mawr College alumni Artists from Princeton, New Jersey Painters from Philadelphia Irish emigrants to the United States Woman's Land Army of America members