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Margaret Spicer-Simson (6 March 1874[1] – 5 April 1968)[2] was an American artist and painter of miniatures.[3]
Margaret Spicer-Simson | |
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portrait by Henry Caro Delvaille | |
| Born | Margaret Schmidt March 6, 1874 Washington, D.C., US |
| Died | April 5, 1968 (aged 94) Miami, Florida, US |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, miniaturist |
| Spouse | Theodore Spicer-Simson |
Margaret Schmidt was born in Washington, D.C. in 1874, the daughter of Ernest L. Schmidt and Christina Gudenrath.[2]
She studied in Europe with Ludwig Knaus, Louis M. Boutet de Monvel and Eugene Carriere[1] and married fellow artist Theodore Spicer-Simson in Washington on 1 July 1896.[4][5] During the Spanish American War, in 1899, the couple moved to Paris.[3] There, they lived in Montparnasse, where they associated with many artists and literary figures.[3] A number of these became subjects of their later works.[3] They were close friends with John and Ada Galsworthy.[6]
In 1900, The Evening Post described Spicer-Simson as one whose "home is in Washington, whose studio is in Paris, and who paints mostly in London".[7] She exhibited at the Paris Salon and in London between 1899 and 1907, including at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1901, from 1 Gayton Crescent, Hampstead.[3][8]
In 1923, Spicer-Simson was the recipient of a MacDowell fellowship, working in the Adams studio.[3]
In 1924, the Spicer-Simsons moved to Miami, Florida, where they built a home at 3803 Little Avenue in Coconut Grove.[9] Margaret died on 5 April 1968.[6]
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