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Markell, Isabella Banks, 1896-

 Person

Biography

Born in 1896 in Superior, Washington. Worked as an etcher, painter and sculptor in New York City. Studied at the Maryland Institute, Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts and in Paris. Also studied with Farnsworth, Brackman and O'Hara. Received numerous awards for her work including three gold medals from the American Artists Professional League. See Chris Petteys, Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1985), 476.

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Markell, Isabella Banks

 File — Box SC125 Box 11: Series 2 [Barcode: U185012644763], Folder: 21
Identifier: Sub-series 1.1
Subseries Scope and Content From the Sub-Series:

The Artists Files subseries contains information related to the artist and their works includes photographs, programs, articles and correspondence used in research for specific artists within the collection.

Dates: 1777 - 2009