Marsh (Noun)
Meaning 1
United States painter (1898-1954).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Georgia O'Keeffe often traveled with her husband Alfred Stieglitz to a marsh area near their summer home in Lake George where she found inspiration for her artwork.
- John Marin's landscape paintings frequently featured serene scenes of marsh and sky.
- Marsden Hartley's bold style was often contrasted with marsh landscapes that invited contemplation.
- In her semi-abstract compositions of the marsh at Lake George, O'Keeffe applied multiple layers of thinly scraped paint.
- Hartley's travels found him frequently depicting the colorful birds that inhabited his favorite marsh scenes.
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Meaning 2
Low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
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Meaning 3
New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.