▁men ▁noticed ▁Phill ips ▁art istic ▁ability ▁and ▁suggested ▁she ▁purs ue ▁art ▁as ▁a ▁career ▁path . ▁She ▁began ▁att ending ▁the ▁Art ▁Stud ents ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁She ▁studied ▁under ▁Board man ▁Robinson . ▁ ▁Mid - life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Mar jor ie ▁Phill ips ▁has ▁the ▁un m ist ak able ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁born ▁painter . ▁- ▁Dun can ▁Phill ips ▁ ▁Phill ips ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁stating ▁that ▁she ▁" did n ' t ▁want ▁to ▁paint ▁de press ing ▁pictures ." ▁She ▁painted ▁primarily ▁land sc apes ▁and ▁still ▁life ▁works . ▁Despite ▁living ▁a ▁social ite ▁l ifest yle ▁alongside ▁her ▁husband , ▁Phill ips ▁made ▁the ▁effort ▁to ▁paint ▁every ▁morning ▁in ▁her ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁studio . ▁ ▁Fine ▁art , ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁Phill ips ▁Collection ▁ ▁She ▁attended ▁an ▁art ▁exhibition ▁for ▁Dun can ▁Phill ips ▁at ▁the ▁Century ▁Association ▁in ▁January , ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁She ▁met ▁Dun can , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁married ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁Dun can ▁was ▁an ▁art ▁collect or , ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁expanded ▁their ▁collect ing . ▁Phill ips ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁into ▁Dun can ' s ▁Dup ont ▁Circle ▁m ansion . ▁Dun can ' s ▁mother ▁also ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁m ansion . ▁Phill ips ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁first ▁child ▁with ▁Dun can