Marion Long (1882 – 1970) was an artist, elected to the

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in 1922. She was often commissioned to paint portraits, sometimes of military figures. She is known for her urban scenes and portraits, landscapes and flower paintings.

Biography

Long studied at OCAD University (then known as

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), privately with

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and Charles Hawthorne. In New York she studied at the

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from 1907 to 1908 with

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, and

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. Long opened her own studio in Toronto in 1913. She eventually occupied Studio One in the Studio Building when A. Y. Jackson went on active military service and

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moved to the shack near the building. In 1915, Long contributed three drawings to ''The Canadian Magazine'' that provide a fresh interpretation of the First World War from a woman's point of view, including ''Home on Furlough'' (1915), ''Looking at the War Pictures'' (1915), and ''Killed in Action'' (1915). In 1933 she was elected as a full member of the

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Memberships

*Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Associate, 1922; Academician, 1933 *Ontario Society of Artists, 1916 *Ontario Institute of Painters *

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, President, 1919

Awards

*received the King Haakon VII medal of liberation for services to Norway during World War II.

Legacy

Long's work also was included in ''The Artist Herself'', an exhibition co-curated by

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and Tobi Bruce who also co-edited the book/catalogue.

Record sale price

At the Heffel Auction, April 2021, Marion Long's ''Little Fruit Store'', an 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. sketch, sold for $40,250.00 CAD.

References

Bibliography

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External links

National Gallery of CanadaImages by Marion Long
*Brandon, Laura.
War Art in Canada: A Critical History
'. Toronto: Art Canada Institute, 2021. {{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Marion 1882 births 1970 deaths 20th-century Canadian painters 20th-century Canadian women artists Artists from Toronto OCAD University alumni Art Students League of New York alumni Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts