Marsden Hartley

Marsden Hartley was an American painter, poet, journalist, and draftsperson. Born in Lewiston in 1877, he studied at the Art Students League of New York, the National Academy of Design, and the Cleveland Institute of Art. His artistic practice encompassed portrait, still life, landscape, and figure painting, with genres including Expressionism and Dada. He was influenced by Albert Pinkham Ryder and worked in Paris, Berlin, Munich, and Mexico.

Hartley received a Guggenheim Fellowship during his career. He died in Ellsworth in 1943. His works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. Archives of his materials are located at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. He wrote in English and produced notable works such as *Soliloquy in Dogtown* and *Sea Burial*.