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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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7 Book References for Dorcas Cooke Doolittle
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Dunn, David (Introduction) Breaking Boundaries: An Art in Embassies Program American Women Artists in France, ca. 1880-1930
(Exhibition catalog)
24 Yes
1997 Newman Galleries Dorcas Cooke Doolittle: A Philadelphia Modernist Rediscovered 0 No
1953 Gilbert, Dorothy B. Who's Who in American Art, 1953 557 No
1947 Gilbert, Dorothy, (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1947 685 No
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