unusual degree. The accessories are justly rendered and the values well preserved—the texture of the stuffs, the ring on the hand, the hand delicate and characteristic; in short, this is an excellent example of dignified portraiture.
MacMonnies, Mary Fairchild. Awarded a scholarship in Paris by the St. Louis School of Fine Arts; medal at Chicago, 1893; bronze medal at Paris Exposition, 1900; bronze medal at Buffalo, 1901 ; gold medal at Dresden, 1902; Julia M. Shaw prize. Society of American Artists, New York, 1902. Associate member of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Paris ; member of the Society of American Artists, New York. Born at New Haven, Connecticut, about 1860.
Pupil of School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, Academy Julian, Paris, and of Carolus Duran.
Exhibited at Salon des Beaux- Arts, 1902, "The October Sun," "The Last Rays," and "The Rain"; in 1903, "A Snow Scene."
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Macomber, Mary L. Bronze medal, Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics' Association, 1895; bronze medal, Cotton State and International Exposition, 1895; Dodge prize, National Academy, New York, 1897; honorable mention, Carnegie Institute, 1901. Member of the Copley Society, Boston. Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, 1 86 1. Pupil of Robert Dunning, School of Boston Art Museum under Otto Grundmann and F. Crowninshield, and of Frank Duveneck.
