Marjorie Organ, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marjorie Organ

American painter

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1886

Place of Birth: Ireland

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: artist, painter, caricaturist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Marjorie Organ Henri (December 3, 1886 – July 1930) was an Irish-born American illustrator, cartoonist and caricaturist.One of five children of an Irish wallpaper designer, Organ came to the United States with her family when she was 13.
She briefly attended Hunter College before dropping out at age 14 to study with illustrator Dan McCarthy.
In the fall of 1902, at the age of 16, she gained employment as a cartoonist in William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal, the only female artist on the staff.
There she authored several comic strips, the longest running being Reggie and the Heavenly Twins.
Organ also published two strips, The Man Hater Club and Strange What a Difference a Mere Man Makes, in the New York World.
In early 1908 she met painter Robert Henri and soon began joined a class of his at the New York School of Art.
On May 5, 1908, the two were married.
Although she continued to produce drawings and paintings after that, she was more frequently the model for Henri and spent much of her life orchestrating their social life.