Marilyn Bendell
American painter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marilyn Bendell (September 19, 1921 – May 18, 2003) was an American impressionist painter.[1]
Marilyn Bendell | |
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Born | Grand Ledge, Michigan | September 21, 1921
Died | May 18, 2003 81) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Education | American Academy of Art |
Movement | Chicago Galleries Association |
Life
She was born in Grand Ledge, Michigan. She was training to become a concert pianist, but at age 17, decided to pursue painting instead. She studied painting at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and privately with Arnold E. Turtle (1892–1954). She became an artist member of the Chicago Galleries Association, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts in 1965.
About 1960, she moved to Longboat Key, Florida, where she ran an art school on Cortez Road with her husband George Burrows. She painted figural compositions, still lifes, and abstract compositions.[citation needed]
Her final move was to Nambé Pueblo, New Mexico (20 miles from Santa Fe) in 1983, where she continued to give private instruction until 1993.[citation needed] Thereafter, she pursued painting exclusively, until her death on May 18, 2003, at age 81. Her New Mexico oeuvre consists primarily of impressionistic paintings of Native Americans and other women. Her paintings are generally signed "Bendell" without a date.
Her son and student, David Hyams, is also a painter of the Santa Fe School.
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