Background
Johnson, Marian Willard was born on April 20, 1904 in New York City. Son of Eugene Sands and Ella (Guthrie) Willard.
Johnson, Marian Willard was born on April 20, 1904 in New York City. Son of Eugene Sands and Ella (Guthrie) Willard.
Graduate, Chapin School, 1922.
Founder, East River Gallery, New York City, 1936-1938; director, Neumann Willard Gallery, New York City, 1938-1940; founder, principal, Willard Gallery, New York City, from 1940.
Chairman advisory committee, trustee Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1944-1946. Trustee, chairman Asia House Gallery, New York City, 1959-1980. Founding vice president Museum American Folk Art, New York City, 1962-1969, secretary 1971-1973, honorary trustee, from 1975.
Member Cosmopolitan Club.
Married Dan R. Johnson, September 7, 1944. Children: Danna (Mistress Daniel Schuyler Dunning), Marianne G. (Mistress David Wirtz).