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Neysa Me Mein, Noted ArtistJr-From Quincy, Married; toReturn Soon From Abroad.itl-fei-yeMiss (Marjorie) McMein,famous magazine cover artist from Quincy, and John G. Baragwanath, mining engineer, were married at Peekskili, N. Y., on May 18, but the fact was not made public until Friday in New York. She left May ID for Europe, and her husband later joined her in Paris. They are expected to return to New York thisweek.ai3Quincy relatives and friends were greatly surprised by the news. A Quincy friend of the artist who has met Mr. Baragwanath, says he is very prominent in New York, and, like his bride, of striking appearance and very interesting personality. This is his second marriage, having been divorced from his first wife, and he has a little daughter.Has Great Success,Mies McMeln is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. H. M. McMein of Quincy. Her last visit here was this spring, when she accompanied the body of her mother, who had lived with her in Now York since the death of Mr. McMein. here for burial. Bhe showed her unusual artistic talent as a child, and after graduating from the Quincy High school, attended the Chicago Art Institute Her rise as an artist was rapid and for several years she has been considered one of the most successful artists of the country. Her covert appear on the leading magazines. Recently she has done portrait painting and her trip abroad was to fill a commission to paint a portrait of the former Mrs. John Jacob As-tor, who married a nobleman of England. During the war. Miss Mo-sin was in France as a Y. M. C. entertainer, her talents as a mu-lan and dramatic performer making her a favorite with the doughboys.The telegraph dispatch from New »rk describes Mr. Baragwanath as a graduate of Columbia University and resident consulting engineer for American Smelting and Refining company. His father is Rev. T. H. Baragwanath of New York.*’Additional interest is given the romance because of the bride’s wellMcMEINf *known views on matrimony. In 181$ she said: “When I am 80 I expect that I shall have met the ideal man. I shall marry and have five children, I think that is an ideal family.” But she reached 80 and the Ideal man had not appeared and in 1928 she said that she had reconsidered her earlier resolve and intended to remain a bachelor maid.“I am married to my work and my pictures are children. I am content. I don't think a woman who concentrates on her art as I do should marry.”Miss McMein did a charcoal drawing of President Harding soon after his inauguration.W. H. McMein, her uncle, andMrs. J. A. S. Ebart, cousin, reside in Quincy.
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Quincy Whig Journal
Quincy, Illinois, US
Sun, Jun 24, 1923
Page 21
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