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“Not everybody seems to see the world that they’re living in … and it’s such a kick, really seeing things.” – Lois Dodd
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Property from the Dorsky Family
LOIS DODD (B. 1927)
Self-Portrait
Details
LOIS DODD (B. 1927)
Self-Portrait
signed, dedicated, titled and dated 'For Morris Jan 1986 L. Dodd Self-portrait Oct '82' (on the strainer)
oil on Masonite
16 x 15 in. (40.6 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in 1982.
Self-Portrait
signed, dedicated, titled and dated 'For Morris Jan 1986 L. Dodd Self-portrait Oct '82' (on the strainer)
oil on Masonite
16 x 15 in. (40.6 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in 1982.
Provenance
Morris Dorsky, New York, gift of the artist, 1986
By descent from the above to the present owner
By descent from the above to the present owner
Further details
Morris Dorsky was born in 1918 in Coney Island, New York to parents who immigrated from Russia. He attended Brooklyn College, studied at the Sorbonne after fighting in World War II, and received a master’s degree in Art History from New York University. He studied with pioneers in the field, including Leo Balet, and other mentors at Brooklyn College included Harry Slochower and Milton Brown. Professor Dorsky taught at Brooklyn College for 41 years. Colleagues included Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt, Jimmy Ernest, Phillip Pearlstein, Lucas Samaras, Sylvia Stone, Allan D’Árcangelo, Walter Rosenblum, and Lennart Anderson. He served as Chairman of the Art Department for over a decade. He was well known as an enthusiastic teacher, who inspired many students. He took pride in bringing the art historian and artist communities closer together within an academic institution.
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Kathryn Marber
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