Geral Knowles Marley (American/Mississippi, 1895-1978) , "Wooded Mississippi Landscape", oil on

Geral Knowles Marley (American/Mississippi, 1895-1978) , "Wooded Mississippi Landscape", oil on board, signed lower right, 20 7/8 in. x 27 3/4 in., framed, overall 26 in. x 33 in. x 1 in. Note: An early Southern impressionist, Geral Knowles Marley resided in Jackson, Mississippi and exhibited with many of the important women Southern artists of the time. Her work was included in a widely reported 1930 exhibition of the Mississippi Art Association (MAA), along with Caroline Compton, Lucille Sharp, and Mary Clare Sherwood, among others. The MAA exhibition was a prestigious event with winners of the juried competition receiving medals designed by Newcomb College art professor Ellsworth Woodward. Like her contemporaries, Marley drew inspiration from the surrounding landscape for her paintings.
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