Arch Series: Drawing, 1984

Anita Margrill

This painting has an exhibition label that reads: "The Brooklyn Museum" and "Third Western States Biennial Exhibition / June 6 - August 5, 1986 and tour through 4/3/88 / #69 / Margrill, Anita / ARCH SERIES: DRAWING, 1984 / pen and ink, w/c and airbrush on paper / 22 x 30" framed / Collection of the artist / Crate # 31".

Margrill incorporated a poem to into the image, which reads: "This play like every day unfolds. The floodlite illuminates her back / as she escapes over the barbed innocence. The dark clouds, / cataracts which move across the sky, do not obscure the moon. / The fragile peace torn, violated, burned to ashes / is no more hostage to time than you or me. / this is a good day to think about tomorrow."

Anita S. Magrill was born in New York City on April 1, 1937. She attended Cranbrook Academy of Art, received her BA from Bennington College, her B. Architecture from CUNY School of Architecture and Environmental Studies, and her MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco State University.

The artist has had grants from the New York Foundation, American Iron and Steel Institute, and Copper Development Association as well as numerous Public Art competition awards. She has been artist-in-residence at the Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, CA; has received a National Endowment Interarts Grant (funded through the Night Fire Theater Company) and an Art-in-Public Buildings Award from the California Arts Council.

As a licensed architect she has designed and built several passive solar houses and she holds numerous copyrights and patents for her water distribution systems. She currently resides in San Francisco, California.