Marian MacDowell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMarian MacDowell
American musician
Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1857
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 23-Aug-1956
Profession: pianist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Marian MacDowell
- Marian MacDowell (maiden name Marian Griswold Nevins) (November 22, 1857 – August 23, 1956) was an American pianist and philanthropist.
- In 1907, she and her husband Edward MacDowell founded the MacDowell Colony for artists in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
- Her leadership of the artist retreat through two world wars, the Great Depression and other challenges created one of the foremost cultural institutions in the United States, which cultivated the work of generations of musicians, writers, poets, sculptors, and visual artists.
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