Margaret French Cresson

Background

Cresson, Margaret French was born on August 3, 1889 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Daniel Chester and Mary Adams French.

Education

Educated Clarke Private School, and Brearley School (both New York City).

Career

May 1932). Studied under Daniel Chester French, Abastenia Saint Leger Eberle and George Demetrios. Works include bronze busts, bronze reliefs, portrait heads, and memorial plaques. Exhibited Paris Salon, New York World’s Fair.

Achievements

• Margaret French Cresson has been listed as a noteworthy sculptor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Academy of Design Founder Chesterwood Studio Museum, trustee Daniel Chester French Foundation. Fellow National Sculpture Society (secretary 1940-1941). Member Architectural League New York (Second vice president 1944-1946), National Academy of Design, Allied Artists American, Audubon Artists, Grand Central Art Galleries of New York, Winner Shaw Memorial prize National Academy of Design, 1927.

Connections

Married William Penn Cresson, January 10, 1921 (deceased.

Father:

Daniel Chester

Mother:

Mary Adams French

Spouse:

William Penn Cresson