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Doris Mae (Totten) Chase

Doris Mae (Totten) Chase (1923 - 2008) was active/lived in New York, Washington.  Doris Chase is known for Video art, painting, teaching, geometric sculpture.

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Doris Totten Chase (29 April 1923 – 13 December 2008 was an American painter, teacher, and sculptor, but is best remembered for pioneering in the production of key works in the history of video art. She was a member of the Northwest School. In the early days of her career, gender bias was alive and well among the Northwest art establishment, which tended to treat her like a housewife with pretensions. Chase had a substantial career as a painter and sculptor before she set off for New York, where she made groundbreaking videos. Pursuing her art was easier in New York than in the Northwest, where she endured considerable condescension for being female. Her subsequent art, which often championed the cause of women, is some indication of the pain such prejudice caused.

Chase was born Doris Mae Totten, the only daughter of a Seattle attorney. She attended Ravenna Grade School, and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1941. She studied architecture at the University of Washington a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 11601 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Doris Mae (Totten) Chase

   Publications  Book References:  11
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Doris Mae (Totten) Chase
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Review of Exhibitions July 1997 Editors, Art in America Yes
11 Book References for Doris Mae (Totten) Chase
Year Author Title Pages Color
2012 Allan, Lois; Matthew Kangas Northwest Matriarchs of Modernism: 12 Proto-Feminists from Oregon and Washington (The Art Gym, Marylhurst University)
(Exhibition catalog)
20 Yes
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
2005 Martin, David (Essay) An Enduring Legacy: Women Painters of Washington 1930-2005
(Exhibition catalog)
127 Yes
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2002 Ament, Deloris Tarzan Iridescent Light: The Emergence of Northwest Art 388 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1995 Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary 612 No
1988 Rosen, Randy, et al Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move Into the Mainstream 300 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
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