Marjorie Rowland Clarke (1908–1997) was an American artist and sculptor who won the federal commission to complete the post office mural for Wewoka, Oklahoma, as part of the Section of Painting and Sculpture′s projects, later called the Section of Fine Arts, of the Treasury Department. In addition to her mural, the University of Maryland medical buildings exhibit her sculptures.
Marjorie Rowland Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marjorie Jane Rowland 1908 |
| Died | 1997 (aged 88–89) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Marjorie Jane Clarke, Mrs. Carl Clark |
| Occupation(s) | artist, sculptor |
| Notable work | Historical Background of Wewoka |
Early life
editMarjorie Jane Rowland was born in 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Mary Virginia (née Zollickoffer) and James M. H. Rowland.[1][2][3] Her father was an obstetrician and the dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.[4] Rowland attended Girls' Latin School in Baltimore, graduating in 1925. She went on to further her education at Goucher College. Completing her studies in 1929, Rowland then studied sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art. In 1933, she graduated earning a scholarship to study abroad from the Rinehart School of Sculpture. That same year, she married Carl Dame Clarke.[3]
Career
editIn 1936, Clarke created a bust of her father for the medical library at the University of Maryland. The sculpture was commissioned in celebration of Dr. Rowland's twentieth anniversary as the dean and fortieth anniversary as part of the university faculty.[5] In 1941, she won a federal commission to complete a post office mural as part of the New Deal projects of the Works Progress Administration. The painting, Historical Background of Wewoka is still extant in the Wewoka, Oklahoma, post office.[6] Clarke worked as a sculptor until 1975, but continued exhibiting until 1989, when she held her last showing Goucher College.[3]
Death and legacy
editClarke died January 16, 1997, at Towson, Maryland.[3] Her works at the University of Maryland are on exhibit in the medical buildings. Her husband, dedicated two books to her: Molding and Casting for Moulage Workers, Sculptors, Artists, Physicians, Dentists, Criminologists, Craftsmen, Pattern Makers and Architectural Modelers (1946)[7] and Metal Casting of Sculpture (1948).[8] In the earlier volume, he confirmed that she was consulted to confirm that the information was technically correct and to discuss the problems involved with plaster casting. He also included photographs of her sculptures in the book.[7]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ U. S. Census 1910, p. 7A.
- ^ The Baltimore Sun 1898, p. 8.
- ^ a b c d The Baltimore Sun 1997.
- ^ Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine 1938, p. 97.
- ^ Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine 1938, p. 49.
- ^ The Living New Deal 2010.
- ^ a b Clarke 1946, p. xiii.
- ^ Clarke 1948, p. vii.
Bibliography
edit- Clarke, Carl Dame (1948). Metal Casting of Sculpture. Butler, Maryland: Standards Arts Press. OCLC 815957649.
- Clarke, Carl Dame (1946). Molding and Casting for Moulage Workers, Sculptors, Artists, Physicians, Dentists, Criminologists, Craftsmen, Pattern Makers and Architectural Modelers. Butler, Maryland: Standards Arts Press. OCLC 974724674.
- "1910 U. S. Census: Baltimore, Maryland, Ward 11". FamilySearch. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. April 15, 1910. p. 7A. NARA Series T624, Roll 556. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Items". Bulletin of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. 23 (1). Baltimore, Maryland: Waverly Press Incorporated: 97. July 1938. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Marriage Licenses". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. December 28, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Post Office Mural–Wewoka, Oklahoma". The Living New Deal. Berkeley, California: Department of Geography, University of California. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- "Sweetser Linthicum, 89, longtime lawyer in Arundel". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 19, 1997. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
