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Dorothy Weir Young

Dorothy Weir Young (1890 - 1947) was active/lived in Connecticut, New York.  Dorothy Young is known for Landscape and still life painting, woodblocks.

Dorothy Weir Young was the middle daughter of artist J. Alden Weir and Anna Baker. Her research on the life and works of her father and her insistence that the Branchville farm remain as he had known it were invaluable contributions to the eventual creation of Weir Farm National Historic Site.

Dorothy was the only one of Weir's daughters who actually studied art under the direction of her father. "I think she shows a great deal of ability," he wrote as early as 1911, when she began her studies at the National Academy of Design. She worked in oils and watercolors and did woodblock prints as well. In 1917, she studied gardening for a week at Storrs College, but found that the subject did not interest her as art did. During the First World War, she was active in relief efforts, helping to provide financial support for Belgian children, and she received American Red Cross first aid and surgical certifications.

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Facts about Dorothy Weir Young

   Dorothy Weir Young  Born:  1890 - Ridgefield, Connecticut
Died:   1947 - Ridgefield, Connecticut
Known for:  Landscape and still life painting, woodblocks
Name variants:  Dorothy Weir

Dorothy Weir Young was the middle daughter of artist J. Alden Weir and Anna Baker. Her research on the life and works of her father and her insistence that the Branchville farm remain as he had known it were invaluable contributions to the eventual creation of Weir Farm National Historic Site.

Dorothy was the only one of Weir's daughters who actually studied art under the direction of her father. "I think she shows a great deal of ability," he wrote as early as 1911, when she began her studies at the National Academy of Design. She worked in oils and watercolors and did woodblock prints as well. In 1917, she studied gardening for a week at Storrs College, but found that the subject did not interest her as art did. During the First Wo  ...  Displaying 750 of 3771 characters.

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