| Marion Louise Pooke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1883 (1883) Natick, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1975 (aged 91–92) Paris, France |
| Other names | Marion Pooke Duits |
| Known for | Painting |
Marion Louise Pooke (1883-1975) was an American artist known for her portrait painting.
Pooke was born in Natick, Massachusetts in 1883. She studied at Smith College, the Massachusetts Normal Art School and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston she studied with Edmund C. Tarbell and Frank Weston Benson.
Pooke taught art at the Abbot Academy and the Walnut Hill School from 1914 through 1923. In 2015 she exhibited at Panama–Pacific International Exposition. Her painting Silhouettes received a silver medal. She was a member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.
In 1923 she married the art dealer Bernard Duit, with whom she had one child. The couple settled in Paris.
She died in 1975 in Paris, France.
References
- "Pooke, Marion Louise". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00144424. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Marion Pooke". AskArt. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Hirshler, Erica E. (2001). A studio of her own: women artists in Boston, 1870-1940 . Boston, Mass: Museum of fine arts. pp. 190–191. ISBN 0878464824.
External links
- images of Pooke's work at Invaluable