TitleBill King
Artist
Lois Dodd
(American, b. 1927)
Datec. 1985
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsUnframed: 15 × 13 in.
Framed: 15 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 1 1/4 in.
Credit LineNational Academy of Design, New York, NY, Gift of the artist, 1999
Object number1999.2
Label TextNew Jersey-native Lois Dodd studied at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. She, along with Charles Cajori, Angelo Ippolito, Fred Mitchell, and William King (pictured here) was a founder of the Tanager Gallery, an early cooperative gallery in New York. Known primarily as a landscape painter, in the last twenty years or so the human figure has played more than a supporting role in the artist's oeuvre. This is a portrait of Dodd's former husband who was also a past president of the National Academy the sculptor, Bill King. She has depicted him intimately with a downward cast gaze and a contemplative expression.Collections
- Artist Portrait Highlights from the Collection
