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Marion Sleeman Sanford (1904-1987)

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Born in 1904 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada and raised in Warren, Pennsylvania, Marion Sanford studied painting at the Pratt Institute in New York, and worked for a period of time as a stage and costume designer. She developed an interest in sculpture, and studied the direct-carving method briefly at the Art Students League, but was largely self-taught. In 1937 she had her first exhibition of sculptures depicting women performing household chores and everyday tasks. She later created a series called "Women at Work" and her imagery of women would be the subject for which she would become best known, although she also completed bronze portraits and bas-reliefs. In 1941 and 1943 she worked as a Guggenheim Fellow, and became a member of the National Academy of Design, National Sculpture Society, and the National Association of Women Artists. Sanford won many awards and medals for her works and also created sculptures on commission, including a carved altar panel for the First Methodist Church in Warren, Pennsylvania. ​Marion shared a studio with fellow sculptor Cornelia Chapin (bio below.) They lived together in northwestern Connecticut until Chapin's death in 1972. Marion moved to Eastbourne, England until her death in 1987.

Dr. Michael and Maureen Tesoro


In 2019, the couple donated two new additions to the Crary's Sanford collection
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  • HOME
  • About
    • Visit >
      • Health & Safety Gguidelines
      • Find us
      • Groups
      • Nearby attractions
      • Video Tour
    • History
    • Collections >
      • Gene Walker Crary paintings
      • CJ Crary photographs
      • Marion Sanford sculptures
      • Focused on Nature photographs
    • Board of Directors
  • Calendar
    • 2023
    • 2022 Past Exhibitions
    • 2021 Past Exhibitions
    • 2020 Past Exhibitions
    • 2019 Past Exhibitions
    • 2018 Past Exhibitions >
      • 2018 Calendar
      • 2018 Dec. - Dowling
      • 2018 Dec. - Brown
      • 2018 Nov. - Vale
      • 2018 Sep. - PWS
      • 2018 Aug. - Kleinfelder
      • 2018 Aug. - Eck
      • 2018 Jun. - Kunst
      • 2018 Jun. - Japanese Prints
      • 2018 Apr. - Donoughe
      • 2018 Apr. - Minard
      • 2018 Feb. - Nemec
      • 2018 Feb. - Brohn
    • 2017 Past Exhibitions >
      • 2017 Dec. - Frederick
      • 2017 Dec. - Mader
      • 2017 Nov. - Frattali
      • 2017 Nov. - McConnor
      • 2017 Sept- A Legacy of Observation
      • 2017 August - 40th Anniversary Exhibition
      • 2017 July - Richard C. Hoff
      • 2017 July - William Turner
      • 2017 June - Kapp
      • 2017 June - Sosic
      • 2017 April - Varisco
      • 2017 April - Davis
      • 2017 March - Fantini
      • 2017 March - Neckers
  • For Artists
    • Exhibition Proposal
    • Teach a Workshop
    • Floorplans >
      • North galleries
      • South galleries
    • Video Tour
  • Support
    • Become a member >
      • Lifetime Members
    • Volunteer
    • Donate
  • Workshops
    • Ekphrasis Workshop
    • Easter Pysanky
    • Rock Paper Landscape
  • Rentals
    • Rental Request
    • Floorplans
  • BUY ART