DOROTHY DEHNER “THREE FIGURES” INK AND WATERCOLOR, 1953Dorothy Dehner (19011994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Dehner's legacy has been overshadowed for many years by her ex husband, the acclaimed sculptor David Smith. Stifled by their tumultuous relationship, Dehner only fully committed to her practice after divorcing him in 1951. This break was highly fruitful for her artistic output and reputation in the

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gazing confidently back at the camera

The highly textured artworks that employed this approach were appropriately titled Snap Paintings

One of the several motifs in Tod’s work has been the aesthetics

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Weegee’s photography can be found in scores of museums and private collections worldwide: the J

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