Marian Cannon Schlesinger Artist and author Marian Cannon Schlesinger (1912–2017) was born in Franklin, New Hampshire, and was raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After graduating from Radcliffe College, she studied art in China for a year. Schlesinger created images of mill towns that grew up on the inland rivers and streams across New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts, as they looked during the 1970s and 1980s. Her atmospheric drawings and watercolors capture New England mill communities as the textile industry was declining and mills were beginning to disappear. The drawings and watercolors featured in this online exhibition have been selected from a collection of 83 works given to the New Hampshire Historical Society by the artist. Your E-mail has been sent. Close Share via E-mail Enter the E-mail Address that you'd like to send this page to. E-mail to: This field is required. Email must be in proper format. EG: me@company.com E-Mail from: This field is required. Email must be in proper format. EG: me@company.com Subject: This field is required. Body: This field is required. Cancel Send Print This Email This Save This Exhibition Save this Record Go to Catalog Record Save this Record You must be a valid member to use this functionality. Please purchase a membership or renew your existing membership. You must be a logged in member of the New Hampshire Historical Society to use this functionality Become A Member Cancel Already a member? Sign in Save As Add to Folder Choose a folder Create New Folder Please select a folder or create a new one! OK Cancel Create New Research Folder Create New Folder