Artist's arttributes:
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Female |
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Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture |
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Surrealism |
Most exhibitions in:
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| USA | 37 |
| Germany | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 9 |
Most exhibitions held at:
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| Institution |
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Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, USA |
8 |
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Wendi Norris Gallery, USA |
4 |
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Kent Gallery, USA |
3 |
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Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, USA |
3 |
Biography: 
25.8.1910 Born in Galesburg,IL (US)
31.1.2012 Died in Manhattan, NY (US)
External links:
| | Public exhibitions (Selection) 69  from 1.6.
Solo shows 12
2013
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| Unknown But Knowable States - Wendi Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
2012
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| Collages - Alison Jacques Gallery, London (England) |
2010
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| zwischen dem inneren Auge und der anderen Seite der Tür - Max Ernst Museum, Brühl |
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| Early Designs for the Stage - The Drawing Center, New York City, NY |
2009
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| Dorothea Tanning - Beyond the Esplanade: Paintings, Drawings and Prints from 1940 to 1965 - Wendi Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
2005
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| Dorothea Tanning - - Kent Gallery, New York City, NY (closed) |
2000
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| Dorothea Tanning - birthday and beyond - Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
1999
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| Dorothea Tanning: Still in the Studio - Boston University Art Gallery - BUAG, Boston, MA |
1993
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| Dorothea Tanning: Works 1942-1992 - Camden Arts Centre, London (England) |
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| Dorothea Tanning - Malmö Konsthall, Malmö |
1988
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| Dorothea Tanning - - Kent Gallery, New York City, NY (closed) |
1987
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| Dorothea Tanning - - Kent Gallery, New York City, NY (closed) |
Group shows 56
2012
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| INsite/INchelsea - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| The Supersurrealism - Moderna Museet Malmö, Malmö |
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| Mash Up: Collage from 1930 to the present - L&M Arts, Los Angeles, Venice, CA |
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| Von A bis Z - Grafische Werke des 20. Jahrhunderts aus der Sammlung Mülstroh - LVR-LandesMuseum Bonn, Bonn |
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| Alice im Wunderland der Kunst - Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg |
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| In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States - Los Angeles County Museum of Art - LACMA, Los Angeles, CA |
2011
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| Otherworldliness - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Abstract Expressionism and its Discontents - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Surrealism: The Poetry of Dreams - Queensland Art Gallery / Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, QLD |
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| Exultation: Sex, Death And Madness In Eight Surrealist Masterworks - Wendi Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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| Pictures of the Body - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
2010
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| Pavers - Schroeder Romero & Shredder, New York City, NY |
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| Unconscious Unbound: Surrealism in America - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
2009
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| Gegen jede Vernunft - Surrealismus Paris – Prag - Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen |
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| Echo: Eight San Francisco Artists Respond to Surrealist Masterworks - Wendi Norris Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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| Opening - Muzeum Montanelli MuMo, Prague |
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| Angels of Anarchy - Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester (England) |
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| COLLAGE, LONDON/NEW YORK - Fred [London] Ltd., London (England) |
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| Bilderträume. Die Sammlung Ulla und Heiner Pietzsch - Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
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| Surrealism and Contemporary Art: Subversive Spaces - Compton Verney, Compton Verney, Warwickshire (England) |
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| elles@centrepompidou, artistes femmes dans les collections du Centre Pompidou - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
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| Von Picasso bis Warhol, Künstlerschmuck der Avantgarde - Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne |
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| The Long Arm of Coincidence - Pace / Macgill Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Subversive Spaces: Surrealism and Contemporary Art - Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester (England) |
2008
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| Painting in the United States: 1943-1949 - Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA |
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| Sammlung Marzona - Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld |
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| Die Hände der Kunst - MARTa Herford, Herford |
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| Cosas del Surrealismo - Museo Guggenheim de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo, Bilbao |
2007
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| Body Beware: 18 American Artists - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Surreal Things - Surrealism and Design - Victoria & Albert Museum - V&A, London (England) |
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| International & Australian Works on Paper - Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, NSW |
2006
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| Surrealism - Theater of the Mind - Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA |
2005
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| The Imagery of Chess Revisited - The Noguchi Museum, New York City, NY |
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| Accommodations of Desire - Surrealist Works on Paper Collected by Julien Levy - Knoxville Museum of Art (KMA), Knoxville, TN |
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| París y los surrealistas - Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao |
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| Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection - Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS |
2004
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| Paula's Home - Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz, Linz |
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| The Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection - The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH |
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| The Invisible Revealed: Surrealist Drawings from the Drukier Collection - The Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH |
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| Sonhando de olhos abertos - Dada e Surrealismo - Coleção de Vera e Arturo Schwarz - Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo |
2002
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| Surrealism - Desire Unbound - The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY |
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| Behind the Surrealist Curtain: Sex, Sensuality and Silence - Ubu Gallery, New York City, NY |
2001
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| Surrealism: Desire Unbound - Tate Modern, London (England) |
2000
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| Michael Rosenfeld Gallery: The First Decade - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
1995
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| Exploring the Unknown: Surrealism in American Art - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Collage: Made in America - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
1992
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| Surrealism Embodied: The Figure in American Art, 1933-1953 - Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York City, NY |
1987
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| Rückblick - Eine Sammlung der 60er Jahre - Galerie Eugen Lendl, Graz |
1981
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| Collection Château Mouton Rothschild 1945-1978 - Musée d´art contemporain de Montréal, Montreal, QC |
1969
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| Malerei des Surrealismus - Kunstverein in Hamburg, Hamburg |
1968
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| The Obsessive Image 1960-1968 - ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts London, London (England) |
1959
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| documenta 2 - Documenta, Kassel |
1958
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| The Disquieting Muse: Surrealism - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
1957
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| Recent Contemporary Acquisitions – Houston - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
1953
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| Women in Art - Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Houston, TX |
Dealer Directory 2 |
Switzerland
| | Art Forum Ute Barth, Zurich
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USA
| | Kent Fine Art LLC, New York City, NY
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Collections 6

Israel
| | The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Spain
| | Fundación Joan Miró, Barcelona
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Sweden
| | Moderna Museet, Stockholm
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United Kingdom
| | Tate Britain, London (England)
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| | Tate Modern, London (England)
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USA
| | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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