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1931 - 1935 |
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California School of Fine Art (San Francisco Art Institute) |
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1943 |
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University of California, San Francisco |
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Dorothy Winslade was born on the Isle of Wight, England in 1898. |
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Influenced by her artist father, she early on became fascinated with art and studied in London, then Paris after volunteer service in Queen Mary's Auxiliary Army Corps during W.W.I. |
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She came to the United States in 1924 and studied at the California School of Fine Art in San Francisco (now San Francisco Art Institute). |
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Most active in the 1930s and 40s, her work was often exhibited at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Oakland Gallery, the Oakland Museum and the San Francisco Society of Women Artists. |
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Winslade was also represented at the Golden Gate Exposition. |
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She sketched portraits of U.S. soldiers home on leave during WW II for the U.S.O. and earned a degree from the University of California Extension. |
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She served in the United States Navy as a draftsperson. |
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While studying at the California School of Fine Arts, Winslade met her future husband, Oswald Kurman, who also became a well- known Peninsula artist. |
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They were wed in 1934 and lived in San Francisco until 1951, when they moved to Millbrae, California. |
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She kept her maiden name throughout her life to avoid the comparison of her work to that of her husband. |
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Winslade was a versatile artist.Her commercial art expertise was exemplary in technique. |
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She was particularly adept at the difficult printing medium of drypoint, which she printed herself. |
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The content of her work ranged from whimsical innocence to pointed satire. |
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Her watermedia landscapes recorded brilliantly the California coast and hills and the cityscapes of San Francisco. |
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Exhibitions |
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Director's Cut, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco |
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2000 |
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The Women, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco |
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1999 |
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By the Sea, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco |
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1998 |
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Evolution: Origins of Bay Area Modernism, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco |
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1996 |
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125 Year Celebration of the San Francisco Art Institute, Bank of America World Headquarters, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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Landscapes: Selected Works from Local Collections, South Valley Art Council, Gilroy and Morgan Hill |
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1995 |
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USO Liberty Ball, Sheraton Palace Hotel, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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An Evening in Red, sponsored by the American Red Cross, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco |
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1995 |
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San Francisco Women Artists, Centennial Exhibition |
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1956 |
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San Bruno Public Library, Peninsula Artists Association |
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1953 |
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San Francisco Museum of Art Rental Gallery |
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1950 |
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San Francisco Museum of Art Rental Gallery |
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1940 - 1950 |
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San Francisco Society of Women Artists |
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1947 |
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First and Second Annual Municipal Art Show, San Francisco Art Commission |
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1946 |
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First and Second Annual Municipal Art Show, San Francisco Art Commission |
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1941 - 1944 |
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USO Sketch Artist, San Francisco Courvoisier Galleries, San Francisco |
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1942 |
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The American Red Cross, San Francisco |
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1941 |
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Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco |
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1940 - 1941 |
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Second Annual Open Air Art Show, San Francisco |
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1934 |
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Santa Cruz Art League |
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1934 |
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Oakland Museum of California |
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1932 |
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Oakland Museum of California |
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