Marion Greenwood

This article is about the American artist. For the English physiologist born Marion Greenwood, see Marion Bidder.
Marion Greenwood
Marion Greenwood
Marion Greenwood, 1940
Born
Marion Kathryn Greenwood

(1909-04-06)April 6, 1909
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 1970(1970-02-20) (aged 60)
Kingston, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Students League of New York, Académie Colarossi
Known formurals, painting, printmaking
MovementSocial Realism
SpouseCharles Fenn (June 4, 1937–1950, divorce)
PartnerRobert Plate (1950-1970, death)
Parents
  • Walter Greenwood (father)
  • Kathryn Boyland (mother)
RelativesGrace Greenwood Ames (sister)

Marion Kathryn Greenwood (April 6, 1909 – August 20, 1970)[1] was an American social realist artist who became popular starting in the 1920s and became renowned in both the United States and Mexico. She is most well known for her murals, but she also practiced easel painting, printmaking, and frescoes.

She traveled to Mexico, Hong Kong, Burma, and India, depicting peoples of different cultures and ethnicities and paying special attention to oppressed people in underdeveloped locations, which has at times resulted in critical reception in the modern-era due to issues of ethnic and racial stereotypes.

  1. ^ "Marion Greenwood, Muralist. 60. Dead". The New York Times. 1970-02-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-09.