Margot R. Lovejoy

She touched the lives of many printmaking students at SUNY Purchase, and I am grateful to have been one of them.

I know I am late to the gathering here but I wanted to just say that Margot was an amazing mentor at Purchase, who gently guided me and my work allowing me to develop on my own, at my own pace and whom I have always admired quite a bit.

Margot was my academic advisor as well as my senior project advisor at SUNY Purchase in the early 80's. She was always supportive of my work while encouraging me to take chances by opening up doors to possibilities. She was a role model and inspiration for me and so many others at Purchase.

I'll never forget when she came across me cleaning my screen with lacquer thinner. Her face went pale and she very nicely told me in no uncertain terms that I should stop immediately, but I argued that it was cleaning the screen really well. She then very calmly informed me just how carcinogenic it was and that it would kill me. I got the message. She was a great human being.