Marion Long (1882 – 1970) was an artist, elected to the

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in 1922. She was often commissioned to paint portraits, sometimes of military figures. She is known for her urban scenes.

Biography

Long studied at OCAD University (then known as Ontario College of Art and Design), privately with

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and Charles Hawthorne. In New York she studied at the Art Students League from 1907-1908 with Robert Henri,

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, and

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. Long opened her own studio in Toronto in 1913. She eventually occupied Studio One in the Studio Building when

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went on active military service and Tom Thomson moved to the shack near the building. In 1915, Long contributed three drawings to ''The Canadian Magazine'' that provide a fresh interpretation of the First World War from a woman’s point of view, including ''Home on Furlough'' (1915), ''Looking at the War Pictures'' (1915), and ''Killed in Action'' (1915). In 1933 she was elected as a full member of the

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Memberships

*Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Associate, 1922; Academician, 1933 *Ontario Society of Artists, 1916 *Ontario Institute of Painters *

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, President, 1919

Awards

*received the King Haakon VII medal of liberation for services to Norway during World War II.

Record sale price

At the Heffel Auction, April 2021, Marion Long`s ''Little Fruit Store'', an 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. sketch, sold for $40,250.00 CAD.

References

Bibliography

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External links

National Gallery of CanadaImages by Marion Long
*Brandon, Laura.
War Art in Canada: A Critical History
'. Toronto: Art Canada Institute, 2021. {{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Marion 1882 births 1970 deaths 20th-century Canadian painters 20th-century Canadian women artists Artists from Toronto OCAD University alumni Art Students League of New York alumni Members of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts