Dorothy Venning
Dorothy Mary Venning (15 January 1885 – 1942) was a British artist and sculptor.
Biography
[edit]Venning was born at Camberwell in London where her father was a school master.[1] She was educated at the Mary Datchelor School on Camberwell Grove before attending the Bishop Otter College in Chichester.[1] Venning produced bronze sculptures and also painted portraits and miniatures.[1] Between 1916 and 1936 she exhibited both sculptures and miniatures at the Royal Academy in London.[2]
Further reading
[edit]Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950 by Grant M. Waters, 1975, published by Eastbourne Fine Art
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sara Gray (2019). British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Dark River. ISBN 978-1-911121-63-3.
- ^ James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.