Marlena Hebenstreit Oil Painting "Montgomery Bus Boycott," 21st Century
Item Details
Marlena Hebenstreit (American, 20th – 21st century)
Montgomery Bus Boycott, 21st century
Oil on canvas
Signed to lower left
Labeled to verso
Marlena Hebenstreit grew up in a family of professional artists in Cincinnati, Ohio. She
was exposed to many art genres from childhood but found the old masters' classical
paintings her favorite. With natural sensitivity and passion, Marlena draws in the
audience's attention. She tells a story with a single image that evokes a lasting
impression in the viewer's heart.
One of her greatest honors was painting the collection dedicated to Martin Luther King
Jr for the MOSA Fine Art Gallery. Marlena desired to show his humble soul, uniting the
black community and guiding protesters in non-violent activism as they fought for racial
equality.
A graduate of the Cincinnati Academy of Design, she began her career as a
commission artist at the Pendleton Art Center in Over-the-Rhine. She first worked in
gouache and acrylic but soon fell in love with the versatility of oil paint," the medium that
forgives." Marlena has painted a variety of subject matter over the years, portraiture
being her favorite. Her paintings belong in many local and national collections. Always
wanting to improve her craft, she continues to study painting and life drawing at the
Cincinnati Art Academy.
Marlena is the mom of three wildly creative children. She lives and works in the eclectic
Gaslight District of Clifton, Cincinnati, Ohio, where inspiration is found every day.
Condition
- nicks and abrasions to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; sight measures 35.75" W x 23.75" H.
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Item #
ITMGP37933
