About Dorothy Heller
Lived 1917 – 2003 (aged 85–86). Dorothy Heller was an American painter.
Dorothy Heller (1917 – 2003) was an American painter.
Born in New York City, Heller was an Abstract Expressionist who studied at the Art Students League of New York and was a pupil of Hans Hoffman. She worked in acrylic, and exhibited widely during her career in solo and group shows throughout the United States. Three of her drawings, two nudes and a figure study, are owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and her work may also be found in the collections of the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Allen Memorial Art Museum, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.
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Who was Dorothy Heller?
(American painter and etcher, 1917-2003)
When was Dorothy Heller born?
Dorothy Heller was born in 1917 in New York City.
When did Dorothy Heller die?
Dorothy Heller died in 2003 in New York City.
What was Dorothy Heller's occupation?
Dorothy Heller was a painter.
What nationality was Dorothy Heller?
Dorothy Heller was American.
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