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1901 California - 1986 Palo Alto, California. Known for: Indian figure, genre, and portrait painting.
Much influenced by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky and Louise Nevelson, Marjorie Lee Eaton lived primarily in New York City and earned a reputation for modernist figural... Read full biography
Much influenced by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky and Louise Nevelson, Marjorie Lee Eaton lived primarily in New York City and earned a reputation for modernist figural work with bold lines, strong color, and Cubist influenced. She studied in Europe and from 1928 to 1932... Read full biography
Much influenced by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky and Louise Nevelson, Marjorie Lee Eaton lived primarily in New York City and earned a reputation for modernist figural work with bold lines, strong color, and Cubist influenced. She studied in Europe and from 1928 to 1932 and 1934 to 1937, lived in Taos, New Mexico, having been invited by her friend and art patron Mabel Dodge. Of Taos, Eaton said "she found her soul . when I first saw the Indians in the Navajo's rising... Read full biography
Much influenced by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky and Louise Nevelson, Marjorie Lee Eaton lived primarily in New York City and earned a reputation for modernist figural work with bold lines, strong color, and Cubist influenced. She studied in Europe and from 1928 to 1932 and 1934 to 1937, lived in Taos, New Mexico, having been invited by her friend and art patron Mabel Dodge. Of Taos, Eaton said "she found her soul . when I first saw the Indians in the Navajo's rising hills." In her depiction of them, she strove to give the viewer a sense of the emotion of the person. Her most frequent model was Juan Mirabel, son of the Taos chief, and their relationship was the subject of much speculation.... Read full biography
Much influenced by Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, Hans Hofmann, Arshile Gorky and Louise Nevelson, Marjorie Lee Eaton lived primarily in New York City and earned a reputation for modernist figural work with bold lines, strong color, and Cubist influenced. She studied in Europe and from 1928 to 1932 and 1934 to 1937, lived in Taos, New Mexico, having been invited by her friend and art patron Mabel Dodge. Of Taos, Eaton said "she found her soul . when I first saw the Indians in the Navajo's rising hills." In her depiction of them, she strove to give the viewer a sense of the emotion of the person. Her most frequent model was Juan Mirabel, son of the Taos chief, and their relationship was the subject of much speculation.... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Conte Crayon
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •New Mexico Before 1940
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •San Francisco Art Association