Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi, 1890 to 1980)
Early in her career, the talented Mississippi artist Marie Atkinson Hull assisted in her husband’s architectural firm by creating renderings of buildings he designed. As with the view of the French Quarter, Hull effectively combined her ability at watercolor with her knowledge of architectural drawing. Throughout her lifetime she traveled extensively and exhibited her work widely. At the annual New Orleans Art Association exhibition, Hull won a first prize for her watercolor paintings.
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As a young married couple, Emmett Johnson and Marie Hull enjoyed making extended car tours together throughout America. The indigenous plants and animals of the uniquely different American locales fascinated the artist. During their travels she constantly sketched and painted.
In the mid 1920s, the Hulls spent a year in St. Petersburg, Florida where Emmett opened an architectural office. Marie painted the scenic sights and animals of the then undeveloped landscape.
Reference: Malcolm M. Norwood, Virginia Elias and William S. Haynie, “The Art of Marie Hull”, University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1975.
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Born in Summit, Mississippi, Marie Hull was a painter, sculptor and printmaker in and around Jackson, Mississippi until her death in 1980. She is known for her vividly colored landscapes and still lifes. Hull was the recipient of a gold medal at the Mississippi Art Association in 1920; first prize at the Southern States Art League in 1926; and the New Orleans Art Association and the Benjamin prize at the New Orleans Arts and Crafts Club in 1932. Her work is represented in private and public permanent collections, including the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi; Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Texas; and others. She was a influential figure in Mississippi and in 1975, the Governor of Mississippi proclaimed “Marie Hull Day” because of her impact on art in that state.
Information courtesy of New Orleans Auction, May 2006.