Pincushion to Serve as Fetish
- MAKER:
Artist
Dorothea Tanning ( American, 1910 - 2012 )
- DATE:
- 1979
Fun Facts
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Dorothea Tanning was a writer as well as an artist. She published books of poetry, short stories, and memoirs.
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In 1939, Dorothea Tanning left the United States to live as an artist in Paris. Less than a month later she and many other Americans returned to the US because of the escalating tension as Hitler's armies invaded Poland.
Web Resources
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Tate, London
Learn more about Pincushion to Serve as Fetish at the Tate, London. -
Tate, London
Explore another work of Dorothea Tanning's titled Eine Kleine Nachtmusik from 1943 at the Tate, London. -
Philadelphia Museum of Art
View a self portrait of the artist from 1942 titled Birthday.