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Margaret Anna Dobson (November 9, 1888 – January 20, 1981) was an American painter, etcher, illustrator, and muralist born in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]

Margaret Anna Dobson
Born	(1888-11-09)November 9, 1888 Baltimore, Maryland
Died	January 20, 1981(1981-01-20) (aged 92) Los Angeles, California
Nationality	American
Education	Maryland Institute Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Fontainebleau School of Art (Paris) Syracuse University
Known for	Painting, Muralist, Printmaking

Education

She studied at the Maryland Institute, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Palace School of Art in Paris and Syracuse University. At various times she studied with Cecilia Beaux, Emil Carlsen, Daniel Garber, Violet Oakley, and Robert Vonnoh.[2]

Career

While studying in Paris she painted frescos at the Fontainebleau Palace and the Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul, also in Fontainebleau.[3] During the Great Depression Bessemer painted a post office mural in Kaufman, Texas, entitled Driving the Steers, which was later "covered over" [4] or "destroyed".[5]

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