Marilyn Newmark (American, 1928-2013), Affirmed: Horse of the Year 1978

1978, patinated bronze, signed and numbered 69/150 to terrace profile, foundry mark of Joel Meisner, engraved gallery plaque reading "AFFIRMED / HORSE OF THE YEAR / 1978".

11 x 10 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.

From a British Sporting Art Author and Collector, Aiken, South Carolina

Marilyn Newmark trained under the renowned horse illustrator, Paul Brown, until his death in 1958. She began working in bronze in 1970 and has won over 12 Gold Medals and 90 Awards at juried national and international art exhibitions since then. She is an Academician of the National Academy of Design, a fellow and former Board member of the National Sculpture Society; a Founding Member and Director of Sculpture of the American Academy of Equine Art; a Vice President of the Society of Animal Artists; a Fellow of the Allied Artists of America; and a Fellow of the American Artists Professional League.

Newmark has done work for the Franklin Mint, New York Racing Association, Thoroughbred Racing Associations, Professional Horsemen's Association, Thoroughbred Breeders of Kentucky, the Japan Racing Association, and many others. Her work is in the National Museum of Racing, Saratoga, New York; Thoroughbred Racing Associations, Elmont, New York; American Saddle Horse Museum and the International Museum of the Horse, both at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Kentucky.

Good estate condition.