Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Margaret Tanning (August 25, 1910 – January 31, 2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor and writer. She also designed sets and costumes for ballet and theatre.Dorothea Tanning was born and raised in Galesburg, Illinois. She attended Knox College there (1928–30) before living for several years in Chicago. In 1935, Tanning moved to New York, where she discovered Dada and Surrealism at the Museum of Modern Art’s seminal exhibition, Fantastic Art, Dada and Surrealism, in 1936. By the early 1940s, Tanning was working on her own surreal paintings while supporting herself as a commercial artist.
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning
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