Born in New York City, Marilyn Newmark was a sculptor of horses, including race horses and equestrian pieces. She is known for her ability to capture detail. "Every muscle and tendon is exactly delineated..." (Sternberg 141). In 1971, she won the Anna Hyatt Huntington Award, and in 1972, her equestrian sculpture, "Hacking Home", was selected as the Madison Square Garden trophy.

Newmark knew horses first hand because she was raised in the horse country of Long Island and continued to keep a stable there. During her childhood, she did a lot of sketching of horses, and began sculpting them during her teen age years. She studied at Adelphi College and Alfred University. However, Paul Brown, ren...