biography of Marion Gray TRAVER (1892-1964)

Birth place: Elmhurst, LI, NY

Addresses: New York 19, NY

Profession: Painter

Studied: with her father, G.A. Traver.

Exhibited: S. Indp. A., 1920, 1931; Wolfe AC, 1926 (prize), 1927 (prize),1928 (prize), 1944 (prize); Exp. Women's Art & Indst., 1928 (medal); NAD, 1930, 1931 (prize), 1932, 1935, 1936; Corcoran Gal biennial, 1932; NAWA, 1925-46 (prizes,1930, 1934, 1938-41); All. Artists Am., 1929-46 (prizes,1931, 1942); Int. AC, London, 1931; Salons of Am., 1931, 1934; BM; Montclair AM; Milwaukee AI; Dayton AI; Grand Rapids AM; WFNY 1939; AFA traveling exh.; Staten Island Inst. Arts & Sciences; Columbia Univ.; Union Lg. Club, NY; Argent Gal. Other awards: prizes, War Workers Jury prize, 1943; Hoffman prize, 1945.

Member: All. Artists Am.; NAWA; PBC; Catherine Lorillard Wolfe AC; Three Arts Club.

Comments: An Impressionist painter known for her New England landscapes and winter scenes. She also produced some painterly monotypes and shared a studio in NYC with her father until his death.

Sources: WW59; WW47; Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists, cites alternate birth date of 1896.

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