Background
Kranking, Margaret Graham was born on December 21, 1930 in Florence, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Stephen Wayne and Madge Williams (Dawes) Graham.
Kranking, Margaret Graham was born on December 21, 1930 in Florence, South Carolina, United States. Daughter of Stephen Wayne and Madge Williams (Dawes) Graham.
Bachelor summa cum laude (Clendenin fellow), American University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1952.
Assistant to head publications National Gallery Art, Washington, 1952-1953. Professional artist, 1966. Teacher art Woman"s Club Chevy Chase (Maryland.), 1976-1988, 98.
Guest instructor Amherst College, 1985.
Guest lecturer The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, 1997. One-woman shows: Spectrum Gallery, Washington, 1974, 76, 78, 79, 83, 85, 87, 90, 92, 95, 97, Philip Morris United States of America, Richmond, Virginia, 1982, 83, 86, Florence (South Carolina.) Museum, 1991, Lombardi Cancer Treatment Center, Washington, 1992, Capital Gallery, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1993, Academy of the Arts, Easton, Maryland., 1999, Warm Springs Gallery, Warm Springs, Virginia, 1997, 98.
Group shows include: Baltimore Museum, 1974, 76, Corcoran Gallery Art, Washington, 1952, 72, United States Information Agency Traveling Exhibit, C. American, 1978-1979, American Association of Retired Persons Traveling Exhibition, 1986. Represented in permanent collections University of Virginia, 1979, Philip Morris United States of America, 1982, 83, United States Coast Guard, 1986-1993, 95, 98, American Telephone & Telegraph Company, 1986, 88, Freddie Mac, 1987, 88, Florence Museum, South Carolina., 1994, Navy Federal Credit Union Headquarters, Vienna, Virginia, 1997.
Traveling exhibition National Watercolor Society, 1985-1986, Watercolor United States of America, 1987, 92, 95, American Watercolor Society, 1988, American Artist magazine, 1988, 91, 92, 97, North Light Magazine, 1990, 97, Adirondacks National Exhibition of America Watercolor, 1988, 89, Artitude 7th International Art Competition, New York, 1989, Shada Gallery, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1991, Belle Grove Plantation Invitational, Middletown, Virginia, 1994,Washington County Museum of Fine Arts Invitational, Hagerstown, Maryland., 1996, Governor House, Annapolis, Maryland.
Invitational, 1997, 98, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, North Bethesda, Maryland., 1999. Official artist United States Coast Guard. Contributor reproductions and text to numerous books
Member of Western Colorado. Watercolor Society, Alabama Watercolor Society, Baltimore Watercolor Society, Western Federation Watercolor Societies, Watercolor Art Society Houston, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, American Watercolor Society, Washington Society Landscape Painters, Potomac Valley Watercolorists (president 1981-1983), Washington Watercolor Association, Southern Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society, Southwestern Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society.
Married James David Kranking, August 23, 1952. Children: James Andrew, Ann Marie Kranking Eggleton, David Wayne.