Biographical Material, 1928-2000s
Correspondence, 1948-2016
Interviews, 1970s-1980
Writings, 1970s-2014
Project Files, 1962-circa 2000
Personal Business Records, 1960s-2000s
Printed Material, 1950s-1990s
Photographic Material, 1950s-1990s
Sketchbooks, circa 1954-2000
Artwork, 1950s-1990s
Marcia Marcus papers, 1928-2016, bulk 1950-2000
This site provides access to the papers of Marcia Marcus in the Archives of American Art that were digitized in 2019, and total 12,391 images.
Marcia Marcus (1928- ) is a figurative painter working in New York, New York.
Born in New York City, Marcus earned her bachelor's degree in fine arts from New York University in 1949, studied at the Cooper Union from 1950-1952, and studied at the Art Students League with Edwin Dickinson in 1954. In 1951, Marcus exhibited her first painting in a group exhibition at Roko Gallery in New York City. Since then, she has been the subject of over a dozen solo shows and participated in many group exhibitions.
Marcus had an exhibition of self-portraits (1960) at the Delancey Street Museum, where the artist Red Grooms, one of her many friends in the art world, was one of the founders. She also directed and performed a "Happening" there. In 1961, Marcus studied Byzantine and fresco painting in Florence, Italy. She then traveled to France from 1962-1963 on a Fulbright fellowship, and was the recipient of many other grants throughout her career including a Esther and Adolph Gottlieb grant and a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Marcus has taught as a visiting artist at a number of colleges and universities, including Vassar College, New York University, and Purdue University.
Marcus married Terrence (Terry) Barrell in 1959 and they have two children, Kate and Jane.