Alice Randall Marsh
Alice Randall Marsh | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Alice Randall Marsh Lady in Scarlett by Frederick Dana Marsh | |
| Born | Alice Randall 1869 Coldwater, Michigan |
| Died | October 24, 1929 (aged 59–60) Italy |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse |
Frederick Dana Marsh
(m. 1895) |
Alice Randall Marsh (1869-1929) was an American miniature painter and wife of fellow artist Frederick Dana Marsh (1872–1961).
Biography
[edit]Marsh née Randall was born in 1869 in Coldwater, Michigan.[1] She attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She also traveled to Paris, France, where she studied under Raphaël Collin, Frederick William MacMonnies, Luc-Olivier Merson, and James McNeill Whistler.[2]
In 1895, while in Paris, she married Frederick Dana Marsh with whom she had three children.[3] The couple met in Chicago, where they both attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and exhibited work at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Alice exhibited her work in the Illinois Building.[2]
Marsh exhibited her paintings at the Paris Salon in 1895. The same year she exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago[1]
After many years abroad the couple returned to the United States in 1900.[3] They lived at the Enclosure, an art colony in Nutley, New Jersey.[2] The family relocated to New Rochelle, New York, in 1914.[3] Their son Reginald Marsh (1898–1954) became a painter.[1] Their son James Randall Marsh (1896-1965) became a designer and metal worker.[4]
Marsh died on October 24, 1929, while on vacation in Italy.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Alice Randall Marsh". AskArt. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "A Portrait of an Artist in Society". Fred Dana Marsh. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "James Randall Marsh". AskArt. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Alice Randall Marsh on Findagrave