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Marian MacDowell

American musician (1857-1956) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 98

Marian MacDowell was an American pianist and philanthropist. In 1907, she and her husband Edward MacDowell founded the MacDowell residency for artists in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

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Her leadership of the artist retreat through two world wars, the Great Depression and other challenges created one of the foremost cultural institutions in the United States, which cultivated the work of generations of musicians, writers, poets, sculptors, and visual artists.

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United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1857 to 1956 · aged 98