Mary Oppen

About

Leftist political activist who expressed her views through painting, collage, and poetry.

Before Fame

She and her husband fled to Mexico when the American government suspected their Communist sympathies.

Trivia

She published her memoir, "Meaning a Life: An Autobiography," in 1978.

Family Life

Her husband, George Oppen, was also an artist, and the two lived an itinerant life together. 

Associated With

He and Claude McKay were both poets allied with the American Communist Party.