Mary Rogers (artist)

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Mary "Maize" C Gamble Rogers
Born 1882
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died 1920
Field Painter and sculptor
Training Studied with Robert Henri in New York City and with Lucien Simon and Émile-René Ménard in Paris

Mary "Maize" C Gamble Rogers (18821920) was an American painter and sculptor born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied with Robert Henri in New York City and with Lucien Simon and Émile-René Ménard in Paris.[1]

She painted in watercolor, and was known for still lifes, miniatures, landscapes, and cityscapes of New York City.[2]

Selected works

Armory Show of 1913

Rogers was one of the artists who exhibited at the landmark Armory Show of 1913. The show included one of her oil paintings, Portrait ($150).[3]

She also exhibited at the Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915 and the National Academy of Design.[2]

In 1921, a "Mary Rogers Memorial Exhibition" was held at the Waldorf Astoria New York.[4]

References

  1. Petteys, Chris, ‘’Dictionary of Women Artists’’, G K Hill & Co. publishers, 1985
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Mary Rogers - Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records, Prices, Biography for Mary C. Gamble Rogers". AskArt. Retrieved 2013-06-27. 
  3. Brown, Milton W., ‘’The Story of the Armory Show’’, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1963, p. 284
  4. "Finding Guide to the Carl Sprinchorn Papers". Fogler Library. Retrieved 2013-06-27. 
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