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Dorothy King

1907 – 1990

British artist, curator and teacher

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Lived 1907 – 1990 (aged 82–83). Dorothy King was a painter.

Dorothy King (1907–1990) was a British artist, curator and teacher. As an artist she was known for her portrait and figure paintings.

Biography King was born in London and studied at the Hornsey School of Art and at the Slade School of Art where she was taught by Randolph Schwabe. During World War II King worked as a Welfare Officer and as the supervisor of a rest centre in the East End of London. In 1947 she was elected a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, RBA. She retired from the South London Art Gallery in 1974 to concentrate on painting, although she continued to teach at Southwark for a time. During her artistic career King exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, with the New English Art Club, the Society of Women Artists and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Art. The South London Art Gallery held a retrospective exhibition to mark her retirement in 1974 and the Mall Galleries held a memorial show in 1992.

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Born
1907, London
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Died
1990
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Education
Slade School of Fine Art, Middlesex University

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Who was Dorothy King?

British artist, curator and teacher

When was Dorothy King born?

Dorothy King was born in 1907 in London.

When did Dorothy King die?

Dorothy King died in 1990.

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Dorothy King was a painter.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dorothy King

· Wikidata: Q21454838

· DBpedia: Dorothy King (artist)

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