Dodd, Lois, 1927-

Painter, educator, founding member of the Tanager Gallery.

From the description of Lois Dodd interviews, 1988 Oct. 10 - Nov. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220183672

Lois Dodd (1927-) is a painter, educator, and founding member of the Tanager Gallery.

From the description of Oral history interview with Lois Dodd, 1988 Oct. 10-Nov. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 646397122

Painter, art instructor; New York, N.Y.

Founding member of the Tanager Gallery, New York City and served as chairperson and Board member of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

From the description of Lois Dodd papers, 1952-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220155168

Lois Dodd (1927- ) is an observational painter, educator, activist, and co-founder of the Tanager Gallery. She is active in New York City and Maine.

Lois Dodd was born in 1927 in Montclair, New Jersey. Beginning in 1945, Dodd commuted from Montclair to New York City to attend The Cooper Union, from which she graduated in 1948. She married fellow student and sculptor William King with whom she had one child, Eli. King and Dodd, among others, established the Tanager Gallery in 1952.

Dodd worked for various organizations in New York City promoting affordable housing for artists, especially the renewal of Cooper Square. She continues to exhibit her paintings at both individual and group exhibitions.

From the guide to the Lois Dodd papers, 1949-2001, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)