Frederick Dana Marsh

Frederick Dana Marsh (1872 - December 20, 1961) was an American illustrator.

Born in 1872 in Chicago, he attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he worked with artists preparing murals for the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, learning the big brush techniques of mural painting. [http://www.lib.rpi.edu/Archives/access/inventories/manuscripts/MC43.html Frederick Dana Marsh (1872-1961) Papers, 1900-1967] , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Accessed April 4, 2008.]

He went to Paris, where he married Alice Randall, a fellow Chicago art student, in 1895, living in a studio in Montparnasse studio. They had two sons, James and Reginald, there, both of whom achieved renown as artists. His "Lady in Scarlet," a full-length portrait of his wife won the International Bronze Medal and was exhibited extensively.

Marsh and his family returned to New York at the turn of the century, and moved to the art colony in Nutley, New Jersey. Marsh created World War I patriotic posters, and paintings for wealthy clients.

Marsh retired from commercial art in 1928. During the following year, his parents, wife and youngest son all died. He moved to Ormond Beach, Florida where, for the rest of his life he split his time between Ormond Beach and Woodstock, New York.

He married Mabel Van Alstyne in 1930, and the two developed an artistic partnership. Marsh died on December 20, 1961.

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