Margaret Nowell Graham, American Artist, best known for her watercolors of flowers and landscapes from Marblehead, Massachusetts

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Marblehead is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,808 at the 2010 census. It is home to the Marblehead Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Devereux Beach...

 and Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...

. Her paintings are primarily in private collections. Some are held by institutions, such as Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

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Wife of John L. Graham, transportation manager for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.
Mother of Katherine G. Howard

Katherine G. Howard

Katherine Graham Howard was born in Guyton, Georgia and grew up there and in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Margaret Nowell Graham and Joseph L. Graham, who was Chairman of the Board of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in the early 1900s...

 (1898–1986), John Stephens Graham

John Stephens Graham

John Stephens Graham was a Washington, D.C. attorney and political appointee.He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, son of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company executive Joseph L. Graham and Margaret Nowell Graham. He was the younger brother of Katherine G. Howard...

 (1905–1976), and Gregory Graham.
Buried in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

In her honor, there is a Margaret Nowell Graham Memorial Lecture Fund at the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 40,407 at the 2000 census. It and Lawrence are the county seats of Essex County...

. Past speakers include Elliot Richardson

Elliot Richardson

Elliot Lee Richardson was an American lawyer and politician who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S...

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• 2011 - Julie Berger Hochstrasser, Dutch still-life paintings
• 2010 - Rich Wilson, Sailing Solo around the World
• 2009 - Isaac Mizrahi and Iris Apfel, fashion designers
• 2004 - Simon Seligman has been Chatsworth’s education and promotions manager at Chatworth, home of the Cavendish family since the 16th century, houses one of the most important private art collections in England.

External links

• http://www.wfu.edu/magazine/archive/wfm.2002.09.pdf