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Dorcas Cooke Doolittle

Dorcas Cooke Doolittle (1901 - 1993) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts.  Dorcas Doolittle is known for Modernist still life, figure and abstract painting.

Dorcas Cooke Doolittle was an early 20th century modernist who explored the contemporary European trends in painting, including Cubism* and Expressionism*.  Born in Philadelphia in 1901, Ms. Doolittle received formal academic training at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women*, now the Moore College of Art.

After graduating in 1923, the artist went on to further study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*.  In 1926, the Academy granted her their Cresson Traveling Scholarship* for travel, and Ms. Doolittle spent some time painting in Europe.  The artist concluded her studies at the Academy, under the tutelage of Hugh Breckenridge in 1927.

From 1927 until the middle 1940's, Ms. Doolittle exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, the Woodmere Art Gallery, the Plastic Club-Philadelphia*, and the Philadelphia Art Alliance.

Doolittle was married twice, adopting the names Bastian and McClelland at differ   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1435 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Dorcas Cooke Doolittle


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
Art Association
  • Philadelphia Art Alliance
  • Plastic Club, Philadelphia
Art Teacher
  • Daniel Garber
  • Hugh Breckenridge
Art School
  • Moore College of Art and Design for Women, Student
  • Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Student
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
  • Cresson Traveling Scholarship
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
  • U.S. Embassy, Art in Embassies Program, Foundation
Added Description
  • Abstraction Specialty
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Figure Specialty

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