Join us for this tour of Marjorie and Louis with BRAHM's lead docent, Kadie Dean.

When Louis Lundean and Marjorie Daingerfield weren't traveling or spending the winters in their New York studio, they could often be found enjoying summertime in the mountains at the Daingerfield home of Westglow in Blowing Rock.

This bronze sculpture of Martha Graham was sculpted by Marjorie Daingerfield and is one of many of her featured works in our current exhibition, “Marjorie & Louis.”

Our exhibition, "Marjorie & Louis," isn't the first time that Marjorie Daingerfield and Louis Lundean have had their artwork in the same exhibition. In 1951, the two had an exhibition of Louis' oil paintings and watercolors along with Marjorie's sculpture at the Rockefeller Center Office in New York City.

Here's another one of Louis Lundean's letters to his wife, Marjorie Daingerfield, as part of our latest exhibition, "Marjorie & Louis." This one was written on a Friday morning in New Mexico while Louis was traveling.

Our museum is flanked by two churches, one of which is Saint Mary of the Hills. The Daingerfield family attended church here. Have you ever been in the backyard of the church and seen this statue of the Madonna and child?

Frank Sherrill was one of many artists who lived in an area off of Highway 221 in Blowing Rock known as Artist's Alley. This Asheville newspaper clipping from 1956 shows a photograph of Sherrill's partner, artist Philip Moose (center), surrounded by other artists (several from Artist's Alley) who stayed in Blowing Rock and participated in the Blowing Rock Art Association's annual summer exhibition... including (surprise!) our cowboy, Louis Lundean, who can be seen sitting to the far left!

We're continuing our highlight of our latest exhibition, "Marjorie & Louis," with a look at Marjorie Daingerfield's second husband, James Louis Lundean (1896-1961).

We're continuing our highlight of our latest exhibition, "Marjorie & Louis," with a look at Marjorie Daingerfield's second husband, James Louis Lundean (1896-1961). Unlike Marjorie, Louis' name is one that few may recognize. He was an established commercial artist, as well as a journalist, and he had an extremely interesting life story as a "cowboy of the American West."

We're excited for you all to come see our exhibitions when we reopen, including our latest one, "Marjorie & Louis." This exhibition tells the story of the relationship between two Blowing Rock artists: Marjorie Jay Daingerfield and James Louis Lundean.

Today, we thought we'd highlight the work of Marjorie Daingerfield (1900-1977). She was the eldest daughter of American artist Elliott Daingerfield (1859-1932), but rather than picking up a paintbrush like her father, Marjorie walked her own path and became a sculptor. She worked primarily with clay, mainly sculpting portraits and the figure, and her final works were often cast in bronze.

We are excited to bring you new exhibitions this summer, including Marjorie & Louis." We'll keep you posted on the opening date of this exhibition, but we plan to have it up when we can open our doors to the public again! Marjorie & Louis" tells the story of an unlikely, yet loving marriage between two artists who spent many years together in the community of Blowing Rock, NC. The name Marjorie Daingerfield may stand out to some who are familiar with her father, Elliott Daingerfield, a well renowned early 20th century American painter. Like her father, Marjorie grew to become a professional artist, but rather than picking up a paintbrush, she became a sculptor, with bronze as her primary medium. She would spend many memorable summers in Blowing Rock alongside her second husband, Louis Lundean.