biografía de Dorothy MORANG (1906-1994)

Lugar de nacimiento: Bridgton, ME

Direcciones: Santa Fe, NM, since 1939

Profesión: Painter, museum curator, craftsperson, critic, writer

Estudios: Alfred Morang; Raymond Jonson; Emil Bisttram.

Exposiciones: Sweat Mem. Mus. Art; Mus. New Mexico, 1937-61 (solo & group traveling exhs., prizes, 1953 &1956); New Mexico State Fair, 1943-52, 1958-64 (prizes, 1949, 1958, 1960, 1962); Guggenheim Mus. Art, 1944-45; Mus. Non-Objective Painting, 1944-45; Univ. New Mexico, 1945; La Gal. de los Artesanos, Las Vegas, NM, 1950; Rector Gal., Roswell, NM, 1950; New Mexico All. Arts, 1951; Arts All. Gal., Boston, 1958; Nat. Lg. Am. Pen Women, 1953 (2 prizes); Santa Fe Women Artists Exh. Group in OK, CA, NM, TX; Ruth White Gal., NY, 1961; Madison Gal., NY, 1963; Jonson Gal., Albuquerque, 1956 (solo); Morris Harvey College, Charleston, WV, 1957; West Texas Artists Gld., 1957; New Mexico Inst. Mining & Tech., 1957; Eastern New Mexico Univ., 1957; Roswell Mus., 1958; Mus. New Mexico, annually thru 1961; Botts Mem. Hall, Albuquerque; Sandia Base Lib., NM, 1960; Panoras Gal., NY, 1963.

Asociaciones: New Mexico Art Lg.; AFA; AEA (rec. sec., 1965); Santa Fe AA (rec. sec., 1965); Santa Fe Women Artists Exh. Group.

Obra: Mus. New Mexico; craftwork, Am. House, NY and its retail shops around the country; El Paso Mus., and shops in New Mexico; Canyon (TX) Mus.

Comentarios: Painted abstract easel paintings with WPA Art Project in Santa Fe, 1939-41. Maintained private Weekend Gallery" at residence. Contrib.: El Palacio magazine. Positions: cur., Mus. New Mexico, since 1942; acting cur. of art, 1945, hd. Dept. War Records, 1946-48, secretary FA, 1948-55, cur. of traveling exhibitions, 1955-63, cur. FA, 1963-, Mus. of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM; Santa Fe chmn., 1952, state dir., 1953-954, Am. Art Week; jury, Gallup Intertribal Indian Ceremonial Exh., 1956; jury, Santa Fe Woman's Club, 1958; jury, New Mexico Art Lg., 1960.

Fuentes: WW66; WW47; P&H Samuels, 334; Trenton, ed. Independent Spirits, 171."