Marguerite McBey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 30-Apr-1905
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 21-Oct-1999
Profession: artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Marguerite McBey
- Marguerite Huntsberry Loeb McBey (April 30, 1905 – October 21, 1999) was an American painter and photographer. Born in Philadelphia, she was educated in Switzerland and at the Sorbonne in Paris.
- She later studied bookbinding at the Ecole et Ateliers d'Art Decoratif in Paris, and during this period she had an affair with artist Oscar Kokoschka.
- After returning from Paris, she worked as a photographer in New York City and opened a bookbinding business.In 1931, she married Scottish artist James McBey; during their marriage, the couple divided their time between London, New York and Morocco.
- Following her husband's death in 1959, McBey began a new career as a watercolor artist, and she enjoyed successful exhibitions of her work in London.
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