CRESSON, Margaret French (1889-1973) sculptor.
Married name: Mrs. William Penn Cresson.
Born Concord, Massachusetts, 3 August 1889.
Daughter of sculptor Daniel Chester French. She
made busts of both her parents and a relief of her
father (made into a medal, see below). She inherited
"Chesterwood" family home, and donated it as museum
to National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1969.
Died Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1 October 1973.
Wrote on art and war memorials.
Signed model with MFC initials.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
M E D A L S
Married name: Mrs. William Penn Cresson.
Born Concord, Massachusetts, 3 August 1889.
Daughter of sculptor Daniel Chester French. She
made busts of both her parents and a relief of her
father (made into a medal, see below). She inherited
"Chesterwood" family home, and donated it as museum
to National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1969.
Died Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1 October 1973.
Wrote on art and war memorials.
Signed model with MFC initials.
Fellow: National Sculpture Society.
M E D A L S
1959 French (Daniel Chester) Medal.[artist’s father] . . .MAco 1959-047
Auctions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 84:1046
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 82.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:104],
1939 [2ed:126], 1941 [3ed:153],
1947 [4ed:120], 1953 [5ed:94],
1956 [6ed:102], 1959 [7ed:125],
1962 [8ed:134-135], 1966 [9ed:93].
1970 [10ed:84], 1973 [11ed:155-156].
H20c {1947} Cresson (Margaret French) Journey Into Fame; The Life of Daniel Chester
French. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 316 pages.
P20 {1962} Cresson (Margaret French) Malvina Hoffman: A Great Lady. National
Sculpture Review 19:2 (Summer 1962) p 16-17, 24.
BW1 {1969} Who's Who American Women, p 274.
B6 {1976} Who Was Who, p 96.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 139.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 189.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:146-147.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 241-242.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 153 (Cresson), 230 (French).
BW6 {1990} Rubinstein, p 200-201.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 5:725-726, by David Meschutt.
D38 {1995} McMahan.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:773.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 4:184.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 40.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 64.
Auctions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 84:1046
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 82.
BA {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:104],
1939 [2ed:126], 1941 [3ed:153],
1947 [4ed:120], 1953 [5ed:94],
1956 [6ed:102], 1959 [7ed:125],
1962 [8ed:134-135], 1966 [9ed:93].
1970 [10ed:84], 1973 [11ed:155-156].
H20c {1947} Cresson (Margaret French) Journey Into Fame; The Life of Daniel Chester
French. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 316 pages.
P20 {1962} Cresson (Margaret French) Malvina Hoffman: A Great Lady. National
Sculpture Review 19:2 (Summer 1962) p 16-17, 24.
BW1 {1969} Who's Who American Women, p 274.
B6 {1976} Who Was Who, p 96.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 139.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 189.
AE1 {1988} Falk, p 3:146-147.
AE2 {1990} Art Institute of Chicago, p 241-242.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 153 (Cresson), 230 (French).
BW6 {1990} Rubinstein, p 200-201.
BANB{1999} American National Biography, p 5:725-726, by David Meschutt.
D38 {1995} McMahan.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:773.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 4:184.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AE8 {1923} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 40.
AE6 {1929} NSS Exhibit Catalog, p 64.