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Reading: Joanne Mulcahy: Marion Greenwood
About Marion Greenwood:
This new biography reveals Marion Greenwood's central place in the pantheon of history’s remarkable women artists. Born in Brooklyn in 1909, Greenwood thrived at storied institutions and arts centers such as the Art Students League, the studio of German modernist Winold Reiss, the Woodstock Colony, and Yaddo. In 1933, she catapulted to international fame as the first woman to paint a public mural in Mexico. Diego Rivera celebrated Greenwood as one of "the world's greatest living women mural painters." She traveled the globe to create award-winning portraits of people from diverse backgrounds, crossing racial, cultural, and class lines to reflect her vision for a more just world. This biography, the first about Greenwood, is based on a decade of research and interviews. Author Joanne B. Mulcahy integrates the artist's adventuresome personal life with her journey to artistic glory. A feminist pioneer, Greenwood made a living as an artist in a time when few women could. In following Greenwood's maverick path and artistic achievements, this book reveals her central place in the pantheon of history's remarkable women artists.
Joanne B. Mulcahy is the author of four books, including the recently published Marion Greenwood: Portrait and Self-Portrait—the biography of a remarkable artist who was the first woman to paint a mural in Mexico. Mulcahy’s other books include Birth and Rebirth on an Alaskan Island, Remedios: The Healing Life of Eva Castellanoz, and Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers (with Peter Chilson). Her interviews and essays have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies and been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She’s received grants and awards from the Barbara Deming Fund, the British Council, the Fulbright Program, Literary Arts, New Letters, and Oregon Humanities as well as nine artists residencies. She taught creative nonfiction at the Northwest Writing Institute at Lewis and Clark College for over thirty years, as well as in prisons, libraries, and other community settings in the US and overseas. She lives in Portland and in Pátzcuaro, Mexico with her husband, Bob Hazen.
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