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Also known as Mrs. Max Ernst

American painter (1910–2012)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
United States
Active from
1910
Active to
2012

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Key facts

Born
Dorothea Margaret Tanning , 25 August 1910, Galesburg, Illinois , U.S.
Died
31 January 2012 (2012-01-31) (aged 101), New York City, U.S.
Known for
Painting, sculpture, printmaking, writing
Movement
Surrealism
Spouses
Homer Shannon ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1941 , divorced ) ​ Max Ernst ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; died 1976 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Dorothea
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Galesburg
Place of death
New York City
Spouse
Max Ernst
Educated at
Knox College
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
painting
Movement
surrealism
Official website
www.dorotheatanning.org
Image
Willy Mucha and max Ernst.png
Work location
London
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date of birth
1910-08-25
date of death
2012-01-31
has works in the collection
Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum
name in native language
Dorothea Tanning
ethnic group
White Americans
catalog code
253
subject has role
centenarian
Commons category
Dorothea Tanning
start of work period
1935-01-01
end of work period
2011-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Dorothea Margaret Tanning (25 August 1910 – 31 January 2012) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by European Surrealism.

Biography

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