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Markell, Isabella Banks was born on December 27, 1891 in Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of William and Marion (Lewis) Banks.
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Isabella Banks Markell
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Isabella Banks Markell, American artist. Recipient etching prize Southern States Art League, 1943, 1st prize Portsmouth Art Museum, 1953, award New Jersey Painters and Sculptors, 1957, Wilmington Society Fine Arts, 1958; Boston Museum Art, 1958, National Association Women Artists, 1958, 61, Knickerbocker Artists, Pen and Brush, 2 gold medals American Artists Professional League, 1961, Grumbacher award, 1961.
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Membership
Member Society of America Etchers, Pen and Brush, Fountainbleau Society, Wilmington Society Fine Arts, New Haven Paint and Clay, Philadelphia Print Club, Allied Artis American, National Association Women Artists (past president), American Artists Professional League (3d vice president), Painters and Sculptors Association (president, member board), Miami Art League, Artists Professional League (vice president charge chapters), Portland Society Fine Arts, Springfield Society Arts, New Jersey Sculptors and Painters, American Graphic Artists, Boston Printmakers, Washington Printmakers, Colonial Dames American.
Connections
Married John Markell, March 31, 1914 (deceased). Children: Isabella Markell Powel, John, Marion Markell McAdoo. Married second, H. Craig Cooper, 1960.
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Political Party
Republican
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Recipient etching prize Southern States Art League, 1943, 1st prize Portsmouth Art Museum, 1953, award New Jersey Painters and Sculptors, 1957, Wilmington Society Fine Arts, 1958. Boston Museum Art, 1958, National Association Women Artists, 1958, 61, Knickerbocker Artists, Pen and Brush, 2 gold medals American Artists Professional League, 1961, Grumbacher award, 1961.Recipient etching prize Southern States Art League, 1943, 1st prize Portsmouth Art Museum, 1953, award New Jersey Painters and Sculptors, 1957, Wilmington Society Fine Arts, 1958. Boston Museum Art, 1958, National Association Women Artists, 1958, 61, Knickerbocker Artists, Pen and Brush, 2 gold medals American Artists Professional League, 1961, Grumbacher award, 1961.