Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians-Western Art
500 West Washington
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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Museums page for Dorothy Eugenie Brett ((1883 - 1976)), known for Fantasy naive Indian-ceremonial painting. Showing 5 museum collections and exhibitions.
Dorothy Eugenie Brett MUSEUMS
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
About Dorothy Eugenie Brett: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (5)
All MuseumsNew Mexico Museum of Art
113 Lincoln Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87501Roswell Museum and Art Center
100 West 11th
Roswell, NM 88201The Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico Foundation
238 Ledoux Street
Taos, NM 87571-6004University of New Mexico Art Museum (UNMAM)
203 Cornell Dr SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106