Marian MacDowell
Marian MacDowell (maiden name Marian Griswold Nevins) (November 22, 1858 – August 24, 1956) was an American pianist and philanthropist. In 1907, she and her husband Edward MacDowell founded the MacDowell Colony for artists in Peterborough, New Hampshire. 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 22, 1857 (New York City), Died August 23, 1956 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
Notes: Wife of composer Edward MacDowell.
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Trial 1917-08-01-02] | Not documented | 8/1/1917 | To a wild rose | Marian MacDowell | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | [Trial 1917-08-01-03] | Not documented | 8/1/1917 | The water-lily | Marian MacDowell | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDowell, Marian," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105269.
MacDowell, Marian. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105269.
"MacDowell, Marian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: MacDowell, Marian, 1857-1956 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86012080
Wikidata: Marian MacDowell - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6761932
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/72505353
ISNI: 0000 0000 2563 4940 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000025634940
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