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Dorothy Dehner Biography
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1901 |
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Born: in Cleveland, OH
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1915 |
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Attended the University of California, Los Angeles, CA where she studied modern dance
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1922 |
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Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, New York, NY
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1925 - 1929 |
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Studied at the Art Student's League, New York, NY
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1970 |
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Fellowship, Yaddo Foundation, Saratoga Springs, NY
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1983 |
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Lifetime Achievement Award, Women's Caucus for Art, New York, NY
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1987 |
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Award of Distinction, National Sculpture Conference: Works by Women, Cincinnati, OH
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1994 |
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Died: in New York, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1999
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Dorothy Dehner: Drawings and Sculpture 1950-1991, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, D.C. (solo)
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1994
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Dorothy Dehner: A Lifetime of Art, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, D.C. (solo)
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1993
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Dorothy Dehner: Sixty Years of Art, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY (solo)
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1992
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Dorothy Dehner, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1992
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Paths to Discovery: The New York School, Baruch College Art Gallery, City University of NY, New York, NY
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1991
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Dorothy Dehner, Baruch College Art Gallery, City University of NY, New York, NY (solo)
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1990
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The Coming of Age of American Sculpture: The First Decades of the Sculptors Guild, 1930s-1950s, Lowe Gallery Hofstra University, New York, NY
Dorothy Dehner, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C (solo)
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1989
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Enduring Creativity, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1988
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The New Sculpture Group, A Look Back 1957-1962, New York Studio School, New York, NY
John Graham: Artist and Avatar, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
Centennial Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY
Dorothy Dehner, Sculpture and Works on Paper, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (solo)
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1987
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Standing Ground: Sculpture by American Women, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
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1965
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Dorothy Dehner: Ten Years of Sculpture, Jewish Museum, New York, NY (solo)
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1950
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Annual Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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The Whitney Museum of American Art , New York, NY
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, IL
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C.
Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
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| Literature |
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1995
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Glaubinger, Jane. Dorothy Dehner: Drawings, Prints, Sculpture. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1995 (catalogue)
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| Links to further information |
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