Marge Dodge was a pillar of the Montana art community from the 1950s until her passing in 2003. As one of the few female modernist artists in the state during that time, she pioneered a movement and forged a path for others to follow.
Marge Dodge, a chronology.
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Wisconsin
Born to a Norwegian-American family in Stoughton, Wisconsin, in 1918, Marguerite Gilbertson showed a passion for and skill in expressing herself in art…
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Georgia
After marrying Rodney Dodge in 1941, the two moved to Georgia for Rodney’s work while Marge raised a family and pursued her passion for art…
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Montana
Then in 1955, Rodney took a position with the US Forest Service in Missoula, Montana. The family pick themselves up and traversed across the geography, climate, and culture…
Make it stand out.
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Female Modernist Artist in Montana
Marge was a pioneer, one of only a handful of women in Montana who were Modernist artists…
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Contemporaries
Marge was a pillar of the western Montana art scene and extremely active in the community…
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But WHO was Marge Dodge?
This sounds great and everything, but WHO was she? What was she like? What was she like as a person? A mother? A grandmother?
Just a small town girl…
Born to a Norwegian-American family in Stoughton, Wisconsin, in 1918, Marguerite Gilbertson showed a passion for and skill in expressing herself in art.
