Peggy Bacon
1895–1987
Introduction
Margaret Frances Bacon (May 2, 1895 – January 4, 1987) was an American artist, best known for her satirical caricatures.
Bacon studied under Kenneth Hayes Miller at the Art Students League of New York, where she taught herself drypoint and published her first caricatures in the student magazine. They soon appeared in publications such as The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, as well as major art galleries. Bacon earned many awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship for creative work in the graphic arts.
Wikidata identifier
Q7160630
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Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, author, caricaturist, engraver, etcher, illustrator, lithographer, painter, pastelist, poet, writer
ULAN identifier
500024574
Names
Peggy Bacon, Margaret Bacon, Margaret Frances Bacon, Peggy Brook Bacon, Peggy Frances Bacon, Peggy. Bacon, Margaret Frances Bacon Brook, Peggy Bacon Brook
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 17, 2024.
33 works
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Big News
1952 -
City Lights
1937 -
The Untilled Field
1937 -
Pleading for the Oppressed
c. 1936 -
The Social Graces
1935 -
Juliana Force
1934 -
La Guardia
c. 1934 -
Portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe
1934 -
Portrait of Lloyd Goodrich
c. 1934 -
Lloyd Goodrich
c. 1934 -
The Ogress
1933 -
Mad About Dancing
1933 -
Aesthetic Pleasure
1932 -
The Ardent Bowlers
1932 -
Portrait of Reginald Marsh
1932 -
The Ardent Bowlers
1932 -
Portrait of Marsden Hartley
c. 1931 -
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1931 -
Heywood Broun
1930 -
Sandy
1929 -
Lunch No. 4 - Custard
1928 -
Lunch No. 1 - Hors D'Oeuvres
1928 -
Mother and Child
c. 1927 -
Help!
1927 -
The Patroness
1927 -
Fat
1926 -
Blessed Damozel
1925 -
The Whitney Studio Club
1925 -
Foiled Again
1925 -
Lady Artist
1925
33 works