Margaret French Cresson
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Margaret French Cresson (1889-1973) was an American sculptor, and daughter of Daniel Chester French
. She studied under Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
and George Demetrius, focusing her art on marble busts and portrait heads. Her works were exhibited in Paris
, the Corcoran Gallery of Art
in Washington, DC, and other museums and galleries.
Margaret French was painted by many artists who were friendly with her father, and many of these portraits may be found today at Chesterwood (Massachusetts)
, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
. One important portrait, documented as in the house in 1970, is missing, but is known from a photograph. In December 1912, the Swiss-born American portrait painter Adolfo Müller-Ury
painted a bust length portrait of Margaret, which was exhibited by him in New York in March and April 1913 after having been donated to the French family that January.
Daniel Chester French
Daniel Chester French was an American sculptor. His best-known work is the sculpture of a seated Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.-Life and career:...
. She studied under Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle
Abastenia St. Leger Eberle , was an American sculptor. Her most famous piece The White Slave caused controversy representing child prostitution.-Early life:...
and George Demetrius, focusing her art on marble busts and portrait heads. Her works were exhibited in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, the Corcoran Gallery of Art
Corcoran Gallery of Art
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Rembrandt, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Pablo...
in Washington, DC, and other museums and galleries.
Margaret French was painted by many artists who were friendly with her father, and many of these portraits may be found today at Chesterwood (Massachusetts)
Chesterwood (Massachusetts)
Chesterwood was the summer estate and studio of American sculptor Daniel Chester French in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.The estate covers of forest and field in the Berkshires, with French's summer home, studio, and garden dating from the 1920s...
, a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities, including the publication of Preservation...
. One important portrait, documented as in the house in 1970, is missing, but is known from a photograph. In December 1912, the Swiss-born American portrait painter Adolfo Müller-Ury
Adolfo Müller-Ury
Adolfo Muller-Ury was a Swiss-born American portrait painter and impressionistic painter of roses and still life.-Heritage and early life in Switzerland:...
painted a bust length portrait of Margaret, which was exhibited by him in New York in March and April 1913 after having been donated to the French family that January.