September 23, 2008 - March 15, 2009 

Curator: Kathie Bennewitz, Curator of Exhibitions, Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich

This exhibition is the first one-person exhibition of Cos Cob resident Margaret Brassler Kane (1909-2006) and includes over 30 of her  bold stylized creations in wood, stone, clay, plaster and bronze. Subjects include portrait busts, figure studies, animals and striking, large-scale reliefs depicting 20th century events and prevailing social conditions. 

Born in New Jersey, Kane began her formal studies in late 1920s at the Art Students League in New York. Among her early teachers in the 1930s was John Hovannes who taught her direct carving. This subtractive technique became Kane’s primary mode of expression. During the 1930s and 1940s Kane was active in the New York art world and exhibited to critical acclaim. In 1937 she was elected charter member of The Sculptor’s Guild. She moved to Cos Cob with her family in 1948 and continued working in her studio into her last years.  For more information about Margaret Brassler Kane click here.

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