Marian MacDowell was an American pianist and philanthropist. In 1907, she and her husband Edward MacDowell founded the MacDowell residency 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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Occupation: pianist
Citizenship: United States
Born: November 22, 1857
Died: August 23, 1956

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Marian MacDowell

American musician (1857-1956)

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About Marian MacDowell

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Occupation: pianist
Citizenship: United States
Born: November 22, 1857
Died: August 23, 1956

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress, Digital ID #mc0012 via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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