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Family by Margaret Burroughs

Family
Original painting 22 X 17 inches
Framing to 28 x 23 inches
FLAX Art & Frame

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SKU: MB01 Category: Art

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Proceeds to benefit The Polish Museum of America Summer Gala Fund
Starting bid: $800

Artist, educator, and institution-builder Margaret Burroughs was born in San Rose, Louisiana. Always passionate about learning, Margaret moved north to Chicago in order to earn her Elementary Teacher’s Certificate, which she received in 1937 from National College. She continued her education first at Chicago Teachers College, and later, at the Art Institute of Chicago, from which she earned her Bachelor’s in Art Education in 1946 and her Master’s in 1948.
Although Margaret Burroughs worked in sculpture, painting, and many other art forms throughout her career. Her work was featured in exclusive shows at the Corcoran Art Galleries in Washington D.C. and at the Studio Museum in New York. She served as director for the Negro Hall of Frame and illustrated many books, including What Shall I Tell My Children Who are black.
Mrs. Burroughs also published several volumes of her own poems, illustrated a number of children’s books, and exhibited her own artwork all over the world. Among many honors, she received the President’s Humanitarian Award in 1975 and was distinguished as one of Chicago’s Most Influential Women by the Chicago Defender in 1977. February 1, 1986 was proclaimed “Dr. Margaret Burroughs Day” in Chicago by late Mayor Harold Washington.

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Dimensions	22 × 17 × 1 in

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