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Knollenberg, Mary Lightfoot Tarleton

 Person

Biography

Mary Lightfoot Tarleton Knollenberg (1904-1992) was an American sculptor.

Mary Lightfoot Tarleton Knollenberg was born on June 9, 1904 in New York. She was a student of Mahonri Mackintosh Young and Heinz Warneke. She was an influential artist in her career as a sculpturist, and was a member of several organizations, such as the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. She died in her sleep on December 21, 1992 in Chester, CT.

Citation:
florencegriswoldmuseum.org, via WWW, September 11, 2020 (born in New York; died in Chester, CT; influential sculpturist).

wikipedia.org, via WWW, September 11, 2020 (born on June 9, 1904; student of Mahonri Mackintosh Young and Heinz Warneke; member of the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors; died on December 21, 1992 in her sleep).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mahonri M. Young papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, sketchbooks, research files, autobiographical files, scrapbooks, and news clippings. Also includes diaries, address and memorandum books, and financial records. Most letters were exchanged with family members and close friends. Primary correspondents included his son, Mahonri Sharp Young; his first wife, Cecilia Sharp Young; and Mary Lightfoot Tarleton, whom he met in Paris after Cecilia died in 1917. Research files include extensive information on other artists.

Dates: 1870-1957

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