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"Saint in Red" (Stone Mosaic)
The Christmas Cupboard (1968), written and illustrated by Margo Hoff
"Portrait of Peter Fairweather" (1962)
"Oklahoma" (1948) commissioned by Container Corporation of America

Theater Design

Slide Projections, Southern Dancers, 1969, Southern Illinois University
Slide Projections for Carmina Burana, 1976, Theatre of St. Mary's, Notre Dame
Stage set for Roosevelt University Opera Workshop, Ravel's L'Heure Espanol
Costumes for opera, L'Heure Espanol
Dance costumes and masks for modern dance group (Francis Allis, Goodman Theatre, Chicago)
Design and execution of shadow theater figures for Shadowlight Theater of Poetry, New York, 1959 - 60
Opera costumes and stage set, Society for Contemporary Music, 1954
Stage set and costumes, Murray Louis Dance Co, Henry St. Playhouse, New York, NY

Tapestry and Rug Design

Rug design, executed by Mme. Cuttoli, Paris, for Mrs. Louis S. Hardin, Chicago
Rug design, executed by Iran Weavers for Design Associates Chicago
Tapestries (six) executed by Weavers Workshop, Ethiopia
Needlepoint, executed by Eva Hallberg, Barrington, IL

Mosaic Design and Execution

Mosaic for lobby of Delaware East Building, Chicago, 1958
Mosaic for wall in home of Owen Fairweather, Barrington, IL
Mosaic for tables in home of Owen Fairweather, Barrington, IL
Mosic, stone and cement, for garden terrace for Miss A. Foulke, NYC

Career

1944 began exhibiting at Art Institute of Chicago, and at Palmer House Galleries, Chicago, IL

1950 - 60 exhibited paintings and prints in shows around the USA; one-man show at Wildenstein Galleries, Paris, France (1955)

1960 moved permanently to New York City, became part of Banfer Gallery Group, NY

1960 - 2003 exhibited throughout the US and abroad

(Note: For a more detailed exhibition history go to "Exhibitions" via the MargoHoff.com homepage)

Publishing/Illustration

Illustrations for 3 Books (juvenile):
    Christmas House: Based on the Story of a Utah Christmas, 1966, Coach House Print Shop, by Mary
    Milner, illustrated by Margo Hoff
    Christmas Cupboard, 1968, Funk & Wagnall, written and illustrated by Margo Hoff
    Andy All Year Round: A Picture Book of Four Seasons & Five Senses, 1967, Funk & Wagnall, written by
    Eve Merriam, illustrated by Margo Hoff

Magazine:
    Kenyon Review, cover design and illustrations for three stories, 1962

Portraits

Mrs. Lawrence Dawson
Audrey Odell
Byron Harvey III
Mme. Camille Chamoun, Beirut, Lebanon
Peter Fairweather, Chicago, IL
Mrs. Owen Fairweather, Chicago, IL
Dr. Helena Gamer, University of Chicago
Sister Madelena for Madelena Hall, St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
Gordon Wallace, New York, NY

Other

I.G.A.S. commission for woodcut, "Edge of the Forest," 1956
Painting, "3 Saints," reproduced as a UNICEF card
Painting, "Oklahoma" (gouache on board) for Container Corporation of America's The United States
    Series, 1948 (this image appeared as a full-page ad in Fortune, Time, and Newsweek, and was later
    reproduced in a portfolio comprised of prints of the entire States series); the original painting is now in the
    Smithsonian American Art Museum, a gift of CCA
Portfolio commission of prints for International Minerals Corp, 1963

 
Awarded honorary degree Doctor of Fine Arts by Saint Mary's College, 1969
Winner 1967 Illinois Bell Telephone Competition to design Chicago Directory cover
Awarded honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters, Drew University, 1987

Selected Awards & Prizes

Art Institute of Chicago
    Exhibition by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity 1945 Armstrong Award
    1946 Campana Memorial Purchase Award
    1950 Brower Prize
    1953 Logan Medal and First Prize

Winner 1953 and 1955 Chicago Magnificent Mile Competition

Purchase Awards:
    Carnegie Institute, 1949
    The Brooklyn Museum, 1953
    The Library of Congress, 1954
    Ball State College, 1955
    Whitney Museum of American Art, 1956
    The Columbia Museum of Art, 1959
    Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, 1961
    3M, St Paul, MN, 1963

First Prize, 2nd Annual Chicago Artists Competition, 1961

Winner 1967 Illinois Bell Telephone Competition to design Chicago Directory cover

Awarded honorary degree Doctor of Fine Arts by Saint Mary's College, 1969

De Rance Foundation Grant 1972 and 1974

Award, Indiana Council on The Arts 1975

Winner First and Second Prizes 1976 Clinton County Mural Competition, Plattsburgh, NY

Award, New York State Council on the Arts 1976-78

Awarded honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters, Drew University, 1987