Marian Cannon Schlesinger
| Marian Cannon Schlesinger | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marian Cannon September 13, 1912 |
| Alma mater | Radcliffe College |
| Occupation | Artist, author |
| Spouse(s) | Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1940–1970; divorced; 4 children) |
| Children | Christina Schlesinger |
Marian Cannon Schlesinger (born September 13, 1912) is an artist and author.[1]
She has published two volumes of her memoir, Snatched from Oblivion: A Cambridge Memoir and I Remember: A Life of Politics, Painting and People, as well as five children's books, which she also illustrated.[2] She painted landscapes and portraits and spent time in China to study art.[3]
Personal life
She is a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Radcliffe College. Her mother was feminist reformer and novelist Cornelia James Cannon, and her father was Walter Bradford Cannon, a professor at Harvard University. She was for a time married to Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.; their daughter, Christina Schlesinger, is a painter.
References
- ↑ "Marian Cannon Schlesinger ’34 turns 100 today". Harvard Gazette. September 13, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ↑ A Centenarian's Advice to Young Women: Figure Out What You Want, theatlantic.com; accessed December 9, 2016.
- ↑ Honoring Marian Cannon Schlesinger On Her 100th Birthday
External links
- "Marian Cannon Schlesinger Remembers", radcliffe.harvard.edu; accessed December 9, 2016.
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