Portrait Margaret Bucknell Pecorini (cropped)

Margaret Bucknell Pecorini (1879–1963) was an American painter. A native of Philadelphia, Margaret Crozer Bucknell was the daughter of the patron of Bucknell University, William Bucknell and his third wife, ''Titanic'' survivor Emma (Ward) Bucknell. She studied in Paris, at the

Académie Julian The Académie Julian () was a private art school for painting and sculpture founded in Paris, France, in 1867 by French painter and teacher Rodolphe Julian (1839–1907) that was active from 1868 through 1968. It remained famous for the number a ...

, and occasionally showed work at the

Paris Salon The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...

. She married twice, first to

Charles F. Stearns Charles Falconer Stearns (1866 – September 3, 1946)"Former R. I. Justice Dies in Providence", ''Newport Mercury'' (September 6, 1946), p. 3."Retired R.I. Justice Is Dead", ''The Berkshire County Eagle'' (September 4, 1946), p. 13. was an associat ...

– Chief Justice of the

Supreme Court of Rhode Island The Rhode Island Supreme Court is the Supreme court, court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, all selected by the Governor of Rhode Island from candidates vetted by ...

– and second to Count Daniele Pecorini of Rome. She worked for the International Red Cross in Italy during World War I and in London during World War II. As a painter, she specialized in children's portraits. Pecorini's portrait of Janet Scudder is in the collection of the National Academy of Design, and a painting titled Baby in White Cap is in the

Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At , the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 1.5 million objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown H ...

. She died in

Guttenberg, New Jersey Guttenberg ( ) is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 Census, it was the most densely populated incorporated municipality in the United States, as well as one of the most densely populated mun ...

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1879 births 1963 deaths Académie Julian alumni Artists from Philadelphia Painters from Pennsylvania American portrait painters 20th-century American painters American women painters 20th-century American women artists {{US-painter-1870s-stub