Margaret Spicer-Simson

Margaret Spicer-Simson
portrait by Henry Caro Delvaille
Born	Margaret Schmidt (1874-03-06)March 6, 1874 Washington, D.C., US
Died	April 5, 1968(1968-04-05) (aged 94) Miami, Florida, US
Occupation(s)	Artist, miniaturist
Spouse	Theodore Spicer-Simson

Margaret Spicer-Simson (6 March 1874[1] – 5 April 1968)[2] was an American artist and painter of miniatures.[3]

Life

Margaret Schmidt was born in Washington, D.C. in 1874, the daughter of Ernest L. Schmidt and Christina Gudenrath.[2]

She studied in Europe with Ludwig Knaus, Louis M. Boutet de Monvel and Eugene Carriere[1] and married fellow artist Theodore Spicer-Simson in Washington on 1 July 1896.[4][5] During the Spanish American War, in 1899, the couple moved to Paris.[3] There, they lived in Montparnasse, where they associated with many artists and literary figures.[3] A number of these became subjects of their later works.[3] They were close friends with John and Ada Galsworthy.[6]

In 1900, The Evening Post described Spicer-Simson as one whose "home is in Washington, whose studio is in Paris, and who paints mostly in London".[7] She exhibited at the Paris Salon and in London between 1899 and 1907, including at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1901, from 1 Gayton Crescent, Hampstead.[3][8]

In 1923, Spicer-Simson was the recipient of a MacDowell fellowship, working in the Adams studio.[3]

In 1924, the Spicer-Simsons moved to Miami, Florida, where they built a home at 3803 Little Avenue in Coconut Grove.[9] Margaret died on 5 April 1968.[6]

References

1. Benezit (2006). Benezit Dictionary Of Artists, Sommer-Valverane. Grund.
2. "Index of Women Artists : The Johnson Collection, LLC :". The Johnson Collection, LLC. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
3. "Margaret Spicer-Simson - Artist". MacDowell. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
4. "MAKER OF MEDALLIONS COMES FOR EXHIBITION". New York Times. 30 October 1927. p. 3.
5. "MARRIAGES Simson - Schmidt". Southern Echo. 20 July 1896. p. 4.
6. "Famed Artists And Writers Live On In Her Memories". Sarasota Herald Tribune. 23 August 1965. p. 28.
7. Saturday Evening Post 1900-04-14: Vol 172 Iss 42. Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society. 1900-04-14.
8. Foskett, Daphne (1979). Collecting miniatures. Woodbridge, Eng.: Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 978-0-902028-79-1.
9. "Artist Spicer-Simson's Widow". The Miami Herald. 6 Apr 1968. p. 57.

External links

• Medallion portrait of Margaret Spicer-Simson by Theodore Spicer-Simson
• 1906 portrait of Margaret Spicer-Simson by Theodore Spicer-Simson at the Art Institute of Chicago