Colby College Museum of Art receives 184 works from John Marin’s family

John Marin, ‘A Looking Back-The Marin Family,’ 1953. Oil and graphite on canvas, 22 by 18in. (55.88 by 45.72cm). Gift of Norma B. Marin; 031.1998. Courtesy Colby College Museum of Art
John Marin, ‘A Looking Back-The Marin Family,’ 1953. Oil and graphite on canvas, 22 by 18in. (55.88 by 45.72cm). Gift of Norma B. Marin; 031.1998. Courtesy Colby College Museum of Art
John Marin, ‘A Looking Back-The Marin Family,’ 1953. Oil and graphite on canvas, 22 by 18in. (55.88 by 45.72cm). Gift of Norma B. Marin; 031.1998. Courtesy Colby College Museum of Art

WATERVILLE, Maine — The Colby College Museum of Art has received 184 works of art from Norma Marin. Ms. Marin, who died in 2022 and was married to John Marin Jr. — son of the modernist painter John Marin — had a long relationship with the Colby Museum as a donor and a lifetime member of the Museum Board of Governors.

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