Ethel magafan biography

Ethel Magafan, painter, printmaker, and muralist, was born, along with her twin sister Jenne, on 10 August 1916 in Chicago, Illinois.

  • An interview of Ethel Magafan conducted 1964 Nov. 5, by Joseph S. Trovato for the Archives of American Art.
  • Ethel Magafan was an American painter and muralist.
  • Ethel Magafan and her twin sister, Jenne, were born in Chicago to parents Julia Bronik and Petros Magafan.
  • Ethel Magafan was an identical twin to Jenne Magafan, born in Chicago in 1916 to Julia Bronik and Petros Magafan.

    • Ethel Magafan was an American painter and muralist..

    Ethel Magafan

    American painter and muralist

    Ethel Magafan

    Ethel Magafan at Palisades Reservoir, Minidoka Project, Idaho

    BornAugust 10, 1916

    Chicago, Illinois

    DiedApril 24, 1993 (aged 76)

    Woodstock, New York

    NationalityAmerican
    EducationColorado Springs Fine Arts Center
    Notable work
    • Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1814 (1943)
    • Cotton Pickers (1940)
    • Prairie Fire (1941)
    • The Horse Corral (1942)
    Stylemural
    Websitehttp://www.magafanmuralproject.com

    Ethel Magafan (August 10, 1916 – April 24, 1993) was an American painter and muralist.

    Early life

    Magafan was born in Chicago to Greek parents who had recently immigrated to the U.S. The family soon relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Magafan's artistic training occurred at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center under the tutelage of Peppino Mangravite, Boardman Robinson and Frank Mechau, who hired Magafan and her identical twin sister