Artist

Margaret Brassler Kane

born East Orange, NJ 1909-died Cos Cob, CT 2006
Born
East Orange, New Jersey, United States
Died
Cos Cob, Connecticut, United States
Active in
  • Cos Cob, Connecticut, United States
  • New York, New York, United States
Biography

Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Margaret Brassler Kane studied at Syracuse University, the Art Students League in New York City, and also with sculptor John Hovannes. During the 1940s she was the recipient of several prizes for her work. Kane's marble and wood sculptures and reliefs often depicted contemporary life and the prevailing social conditions, including such subjects as Harlem Dancers, Refugees and Air Raid.

National Museum of American Art (CD-ROM) (New York and Washington D.C.: MacMillan Digital in cooperation with the National Museum of American Art, 1996)