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Marilyn Powers BIOGRAPHY
1925 Brookline, Massachusetts - 1976. Known for: Modernist coastal view, landscape, figure and portrait painting.
An Extended Family: Looking at the art of Marilyn Powers by Scott Ruescher, Arts Editor magazine, February 1, 2002 . “It doesn’t seem right for all of these paintings to languish in a dark vault,”... Read full biography
An Extended Family: Looking at the art of Marilyn Powers by Scott Ruescher, Arts Editor magazine, February 1, 2002 . “It doesn’t seem right for all of these paintings to languish in a dark vault,” says Ellen Powers, sister-in-law of the late Boston-born painter Marilyn Powers (1925-1976). “They’re... Read full biography
An Extended Family: Looking at the art of Marilyn Powers by Scott Ruescher, Arts Editor magazine, February 1, 2002 . “It doesn’t seem right for all of these paintings to languish in a dark vault,” says Ellen Powers, sister-in-law of the late Boston-born painter Marilyn Powers (1925-1976). “They’re such wonderful pictures,” agrees Ellen’s husband Norm Powers—Marilyn’s brother. “Someone should be enjoying them the way we have.”. In the late 1960s, Ellen and Norm took to Marilyn’s paintings so... Read full biography
An Extended Family: Looking at the art of Marilyn Powers by Scott Ruescher, Arts Editor magazine, February 1, 2002 . “It doesn’t seem right for all of these paintings to languish in a dark vault,” says Ellen Powers, sister-in-law of the late Boston-born painter Marilyn Powers (1925-1976). “They’re such wonderful pictures,” agrees Ellen’s husband Norm Powers—Marilyn’s brother. “Someone should be enjoying them the way we have.”. In the late 1960s, Ellen and Norm took to Marilyn’s paintings so much—she was at the height of her powers then—that they had their Bauhaus home in suburban Boston built more or less around her striking landscapes and sensuous portraits. A lot of those paintings still figure prominently on the white walls of their mod... Read full biography
An Extended Family: Looking at the art of Marilyn Powers by Scott Ruescher, Arts Editor magazine, February 1, 2002 . “It doesn’t seem right for all of these paintings to languish in a dark vault,” says Ellen Powers, sister-in-law of the late Boston-born painter Marilyn Powers (1925-1976). “They’re such wonderful pictures,” agrees Ellen’s husband Norm Powers—Marilyn’s brother. “Someone should be enjoying them the way we have.”. In the late 1960s, Ellen and Norm took to Marilyn’s paintings so much—she was at the height of her powers then—that they had their Bauhaus home in suburban Boston built more or less around her striking landscapes and sensuous portraits. A lot of those paintings still figure prominently on the white walls of their mod abode. (Past a large painting in the living room, you see through wide windows a snowy copse of oaks on a gran... Read full biography
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An Extended Family: Looking at the art of Marilyn Powers by Scott Ruescher, Arts Editor magazine, February 1, 2002
“It doesn’t seem right for all of these paintings to languish in a dark vault,” says Ellen Powers, sister-in-law of the late Boston-born painter Marilyn Powers (1925-1976). “They’re such wonderful pictures,” agrees Ellen’s husband Norm Powers—Marilyn’s brother. “Someone should be enjoying them the way we have.”
In the late 1960s, Ellen and Norm took to Marilyn’s paintings so much—she was at the height of her powers then—that they had their Bauhaus home in suburban Boston built more or less around her striking landscapes and sensuous portraits. A lot of those paintings still figure prominently ...But wait, there's more...
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