William Dole (artist)

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William Dole
Born1917
Angola, Indiana
Died1983
Santa Barbara
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Known forWatercolor and Collage


William Dole (1917-1983) was an American collagist and teacher.

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Early life

Dole was born in Angola, Indiana in 1917. [1] [2] Dole studied English literature at Olivet College and later finished a degree in art history, apprenticing with George Rickey. [2] Dole moved to Oakland, California in 1941 to study at Mills College and joined the United States Army Air Corps the following year, where he served until 1945. [3]

Career

Dole worked briefly in the advertising industry before beginning graduate studies in art at University of California, Berkeley in 1946 [2] and lecturing there in 1947. [1] In 1949, Dole became an assistant professor at University of California, Santa Barbara; [2] he would become department chair in 1958 and full professor in 1962. [1] He was named to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. [4]

Work

Dole's art was largely watercolor-based until he took a sabbatical in Florence, Italy in 1955, at which point he began to work in collage by incorporating Italian landscape elements. [2] Dole was inspired by the collages and assemblages of Georges Braque, Kurt Schwitters and Joseph Cornell. [2] Dole was also Mary Heebner's mentor. [5]

Dole's collages were described as Cubist and Dadaist, [6] and as geometrical in form. [3] His work often featured words, letters, and other textual elements. [7] His work was considered influential in the Santa Barbara collage scene, [8] and was highly regarded by New York Times art critic John Russell. [9] [10] [11]

Dole's work was shown in the Santa Barbara Museum of Art beginning in 1976 and was exhibited in other major cities. [2] His work was also shown in Felix Landau's art gallery. [12] A portion of his collection resides at the University of California, Santa Barbara. [3]

Personal life

Dole married Kathryn Dole in 1941. [2] They lived in Santa Barbara and Hollister Ranch for some time. [13] [14] They had seven children and many grandchildren. [1] Dole died in 1983 in Santa Barbara. [6]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "William Dole (1917-1983)". Sullivan Goss.
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  4. ↑ "William Earl Dole, Jr., Art: Santa Barbara". Online Archive of California. 1985.
  5. ↑ "Cut and Paste: Collage in Santa Barbara". Kolaj Magazine.
  6. 1 2 Josef Woodard (April 9, 1992). "EXHIBIT : The Essence of Dole : A display of collage works by the famous Santa Barbara artist chronicles the evolution of his unique talent". Los Angeles Times .
  7. ↑ Ronny Cohen (February 1985). "William Dole". Artforum .
  8. ↑ Charles Donelan (January 1, 2019). "'Cut and Paste' at The Arts Fund". Santa Barbara Independent.
  9. ↑ John Russell (December 14, 1974). "Art: Fragments of Language That Delight the Eyes". New York Times.
  10. ↑ John Russell (November 12, 1976). "Art: New Collages By William Dole". New York Times.
  11. ↑ John Russell (December 5, 1982). "CRITICS' CHOICES; ART". New York Times.
  12. ↑ Muchnic, Suzanne (March 5, 2003). "Felix Landau, 78; His L.A. Art Gallery Was Showcase in 1960s". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ↑ Ward, Cynthia Carbone (February 26, 2024). "When Khrushchev Came to Gaviota". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ ""Kathryn Lee Holcomb Dole"". Santa Barbara Independent. January 6, 2012.
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