From 1927 through 1960 Gest exhibited regularly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[4] She was a member of the Philadelphia Water Color Club, the Contemporary Club, the North Shore Art Association, the Plastic Club, and the Woodmere Gallery.[4][6]
Gest lived most of the year in Philadelphia. spending summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts.[4][3] She died in 1965.[4]
Legacyedit
In 1977 her library was auctioned at Sotheby's in London.[7]
Gest's work was included in the 1998 retrospective, "The Philadelphia Ten" at the Moore College of Art & Design.[6] Gest was a benefactor of Haverford College with a religious theme,[5] and the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections offers a "Gest Fellowship"[8]
Referencesedit
^. Moore Women Artists. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
^"Margaret Gest". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ ab"Margaret Ralston Gest". Artnet. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ ab"Class-Created Student Exhibitions in Magill". The Haverblog. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^ ab"Margaret Ralston GEST". Artprice. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
^SOTHEBY'S (1977). THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE MARGARET RALSTON GEST. Publisher.
^"Gest Fellowship". Haverford College Libraries. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External linksedit
images of Margaret Gest's work on the Smithsonian American Art Museum website
January 01, 1970
margaret, ralston, gest, 1900, 1965, american, painter, member, philadelphia, portrait, artist, uncreditted, born1900, 1900, philadelphia, pennsylvaniadied1965, aged, nationalityamericanknown, forpainting, contents, biography, legacy, references, external, lin. Margaret Ralston Gest 1900 1965 was an American painter She was a member of the Philadelphia Ten 1 Margaret Ralston GestPortrait of Margaret Ralston Gest artist uncreditted Born1900 1900 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaDied1965 aged 64 65 NationalityAmericanKnown forPainting Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksBiography editGest was born in 1900 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania 2 She attended the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art from 1920 to 1924 the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1924 to 1928 and L Academie Scandinave fr Paris from 1928 to 1929 3 Gest was known for her Cubist style primarily in watercolors 4 and multicultural approach 5 From 1927 through 1960 Gest exhibited regularly at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 4 She was a member of the Philadelphia Water Color Club the Contemporary Club the North Shore Art Association the Plastic Club and the Woodmere Gallery 4 6 Gest lived most of the year in Philadelphia spending summers in Gloucester Massachusetts 4 3 She died in 1965 4 Legacy editIn 1977 her library was auctioned at Sotheby s in London 7 Gest s work was included in the 1998 retrospective The Philadelphia Ten at the Moore College of Art amp Design 6 Gest was a benefactor of Haverford College with a religious theme 5 and the Haverford College Quaker amp Special Collections offers a Gest Fellowship 8 References edit The Philadelphia Ten Moore Women Artists Archived from the original on 30 March 2019 Retrieved 21 April 2018 Margaret Gest Smithsonian American Art Museum Retrieved 22 April 2018 a b Margaret Ralston Gest Artnet Retrieved 22 April 2018 a b c d e Margaret Gest Gratz Gallery amp Conservation Studio Retrieved 22 April 2018 a b Class Created Student Exhibitions in Magill The Haverblog Retrieved 22 April 2018 a b Margaret Ralston GEST Artprice Retrieved 22 April 2018 SOTHEBY S 1977 THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE MARGARET RALSTON GEST Publisher Gest Fellowship Haverford College Libraries Retrieved 22 April 2018 External links editimages of Margaret Gest s work on the Smithsonian American Art Museum website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Margaret Ralston Gest amp oldid 1201234238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
