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Marian Cannon Schlesinger

Marian Cannon Schlesinger
Born
Marian Cannon

(1912-09-13)September 13, 1912
DiedOctober 14, 2017(2017-10-14) (aged 105)
Alma materRadcliffe College
Occupation(s)Artist, author
SpouseArthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1940–1970; divorced)
Children4

Marian Cannon Schlesinger (September 13, 1912 – October 14, 2017) was an American artist and author.[1]

She published two volumes of her memoir, Snatched from Oblivion: A Cambridge Memoir and I Remember: A Life of Politics, Painting and People, as well as five children's books, which she also illustrated.[2] She painted landscapes and portraits and spent time in China, where she visited her sister, to study art.[3]

  1. ^ "Marian Cannon Schlesinger '34 turns 100 today". Harvard Gazette. September 13, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. ^ A Centenarian's Advice to Young Women: Figure Out What You Want, theatlantic.com; accessed December 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Honoring Marian Cannon Schlesinger On Her 100th Birthday". Archived from the original on 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-04-14.

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