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Birth
1896 (San Francisco, California)
Death
1964 (Tangiers, Morocco)
Lived/Active
California
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still life and portrait painting, textile design
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This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Born in San Francisco, California on December 23, 1896, Marion Victoria Dorn was a brilliant student who graduated from Stanford University at age 16. Her marriage in 1919 to artist Henry Varnum Poor ended in divorce. She then became enamored with artist Edward McKnight Kauffer and lived with him in London, England from 1923 until 1940.
Returning to New York City at the outbreak of WWII, the couple were married in 1950. Mrs. Kauffer died in Tangiers, Morocco on Jan. 28, 1964. As well as a painter of still lifes and portraits, she was also a textile designer.
Exhibition:
San Francisco Art Association, 1916-18. | Source:
Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
American Art Annual 1919; Interview with the artist or his/her family. | | Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan Hughes and is available for sale ($150). For a full book description and order information please click here. |
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