Dorothy King (artist)

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Dorothy King
Born1907
London, England
Died1990 (aged 8283)
Education
Known forPortrait and figure painting

Dorothy King (1907-1990) was a British artist, curator and teacher. As an artist she was known for her portrait and figure paintings.

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Biography

King was born in London and studied at the Hornsey School of Art and at the Slade School of Art where she was taught by Randolph Schwabe. [1] During World War II King worked as a Welfare Officer and as the supervisor of a rest centre in the East End of London. [2] In 1947 she was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, RBA. [1] [2] From 1959 King was the temporary keeper of the RBA Galleries in Suffolk Street in central London and from 1961 was the keeper of the South London Art Gallery, now known as the South London Gallery, in Camberwell. [2] King also taught part-time classes at the Southwark Arts Centre. [3] She retired from the South London Art Gallery in 1974 to concentrate on painting, although she continued to teach at Southwark for a time. [2] During her artistic career King exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the New English Art Club, the Society of Women Artists and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Art. [1] [2] The South London Art Gallery held a retrospective exhibition to mark her retirement in 1974 and the Mall Galleries held a memorial show in 1992. [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Grant M. Waters (1975). Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900-1950. Eastbourne Fine Art.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 1, A to L. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN   0 953260 95 X.
  3. 1 2 Frances Spalding (1990). 20th Century Painters and Sculptors. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN   1 85149 106 6.