Marian MacDowell

Marian MacDowell

Marian MacDowell (maiden name Marian Griswold Nevins) (November 22, 1858 – August 24, 1956) was an American pianist and philanthropist. In 1907, she and her husband Edward MacDowell founded the MacDowell residency for artists in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Her leadership of the artist retreat through two world wars, the Great Depression and other challenges created one of the foremost cultural institutions in the United States, which cultivated the work of generations of musicians, writers, poets, sculptors, and visual artists.

Birth and Death Data: Born New York City (most populous city in the United States), Died August 23, 1956 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

Notes: Wife of composer Edward MacDowell.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	[Trial 1917-08-01-02]	Not documented	8/1/1917	To a wild rose	Marian MacDowell	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	[Trial 1917-08-01-03]	Not documented	8/1/1917	The water-lily	Marian MacDowell	Piano solo	instrumentalist, piano

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "MacDowell, Marian," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105269.

MacDowell, Marian. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105269.

"MacDowell, Marian." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/196963 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/196963

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