I've been looking for a copy of the film adaptation, which was made a few years ago. Principally a biography of Pegi Nicol, it concerns the inter-woven lives of three Canadian artists, Pegi Nicol, Marion Scott and Marjorie Oberne.....played by Dana Green, Fiona Reid and Sheila McCarthy, respectively. Marjorie Oberne and I were friends for many years before her death, and we played bridge together every Wednesday night for years. I knew much about her, but she never mentioned her previous life as a Painter and was largely dismissive of her own accomplishments. Since I discovered that this film had been made and that one of my favorite actors, Sheila McCarthy, had played Marjorie, I have sought out a DVD or a showtime on IFC.....to no avail, however.......I did, however, find one of Marjorie's paintings.....[Marjorie Borden Oberne (Canadian/Georgia, 1911-1992) oil on canvas painting titled "Georgia Clay," comprised of geometric forms in shades of red, orange, yellow, blue green, white, black, and brown. Signed and dated "'57 M. Borden Oberne" lower right. Signed and titled en verso on top stretcher. Housed in a carved wooden frame with off white rabbet edge. Sight - 28 1/8" H x 36 1/8" W. Framed - 33 1/2" H x 41 1/2" W. Mid 20th century. Provenance: Deaccessioned from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. ] now, a victim of Fashion and Forgotteness.....which was sold at an auction in Knoxville, Tenn....where she lived before her move to Florida, then Atlanta, where we met.......
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