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1883 London, England - 1976 New Mexico. Known for: Fantasy naive Indian-ceremonial painting.
Born in London, England, to a wealthy family with ties to royalty, she became a noted long-time resident artist of Taos, New Mexico. She grew up in the court of Queen Victoria and took dancing... Read full biography
Born in London, England, to a wealthy family with ties to royalty, she became a noted long-time resident artist of Taos, New Mexico. She grew up in the court of Queen Victoria and took dancing lessons with the Queen's grandchildren. She saw her first American Indian when she was age five attending... Read full biography
Born in London, England, to a wealthy family with ties to royalty, she became a noted long-time resident artist of Taos, New Mexico. She grew up in the court of Queen Victoria and took dancing lessons with the Queen's grandchildren. She saw her first American Indian when she was age five attending a performance in London of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She determined to be an artist, which was counter to her parent's social expectations of her, and she enrolled in the Slade School of Art in... Read full biography
Born in London, England, to a wealthy family with ties to royalty, she became a noted long-time resident artist of Taos, New Mexico. She grew up in the court of Queen Victoria and took dancing lessons with the Queen's grandchildren. She saw her first American Indian when she was age five attending a performance in London of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She determined to be an artist, which was counter to her parent's social expectations of her, and she enrolled in the Slade School of Art in 1910 and graduated six years later. Titled the "Honorable Dorothy Brett," she also attended University College. She began painting portraits of English celebrities including novelist D.H. Lawrence, and she went to Taos with him and his wife in 1924.... Read full biography
Born in London, England, to a wealthy family with ties to royalty, she became a noted long-time resident artist of Taos, New Mexico. She grew up in the court of Queen Victoria and took dancing lessons with the Queen's grandchildren. She saw her first American Indian when she was age five attending a performance in London of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. She determined to be an artist, which was counter to her parent's social expectations of her, and she enrolled in the Slade School of Art in 1910 and graduated six years later. Titled the "Honorable Dorothy Brett," she also attended University College. She began painting portraits of English celebrities including novelist D.H. Lawrence, and she went to Taos with him and his wife in 1924. It was supposed to be a short visit, but she remained, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1938. She began painting In... Read full biography
Dorothy Eugenie Brett - Artist Info
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Keywords (29)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Style
- •Folk Art, Naive, Primitive
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Naive, Childlike, Intuitive
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Outer Space, Science Fiction
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art School
- •Slade School of Art, London, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Deaf Artist
- •Western Subject Specialty
- •Wikipedia Category of Top American Women Painters
Artist Colony
- •Taos Art Colony
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art