Dorothy Brett Pictorial Collection 1880-1970

O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986

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Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most significant artists of the 20th century, renowned for her contribution to modern art.Born on November 15, 1887, the second of seven children, Georgia Totto O’Keeffe grew up on a farm near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O’Keeffe had determined to make her way as an artist. She studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Students League in New York, where she learned the techniques of traditional painting. Th...

Rogers, Millicent, ....-1953

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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930

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David Herbert Richards Lawrence was born September 11, 1885, in Eastwood, near Nottingham, to Arthur Lawrence, a coal miner, and Lydia Beardsall. He attended Nottingham University College, and in 1908 he took a teaching position at Davidson Road School in Croydon. Lawrence wrote in his spare time, and in 1911, with the help of Ford Maddox Hueffer, he published his first novel, The White Peacock . Poor health forced him to resign his teaching job this same year, at which time he bec...

Tolbert, Mildred

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Mildred Tolbert was born in 1919 and brought up near Pampa, Tx. In 1947, after marriage to Judson Crews she began to show interest in photography and writing. Over the years she was exposed to artistic and literary influences of Judson Crews, Wendell Anderson, and Robert Creeley. Since the 1970s she has devoted much of her time to writing. Traveling in Europe and Africa influenced her creative style as did living in Taos in the early 1950s. Residing in Taos acquainted her with many artists such ...

Waters, Frank, 1902-1995

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Frank Waters, writer and editor, was born July 25, 1902, at the foot of Pike's Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His father, who was part Cherokee died when Frank was 12 years old. It was his father who initially sparked Frank's interest in Indian culture. Waters attended Colorado College (Colorado Springs) from 1922-25 as an engineering student. He dropped out after his third year to take a job as a laborer in the Salt Creek, Wyoming oil fields. He later worked as an engineer for the Souther...

Gilpin, Laura, 1891-1979

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Laura Gilpin (1891-1979) photographed individuals and traditional life on the Navajo Indian reservation, Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, and American landscapes. From the description of An abandoned mine [art original] : Creede, Colorado. 1942. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 162101076 ...

Luhan, Mabel Dodge, 1879-1962

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Brett, Dorothy, 1883-1977

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British-born painter. From the description of Dorothy Brett letters to Mark Lutz, Taos, New Mexico, 1957-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82601125 From the description of Dorothy Brett letters to Mark Lutz, Taos, New Mexico, 1957-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702152797 Dorothy Eugenie Brett (1883-1977) studied at the Slade School of Art and University College in London. She became friends with Dora Carrington, Katherine Mansfield, John Middleton Murry, Fr...

Manchester, John, 1917-1988

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