1927, American painter.
Lois Dodd was educated at the Cooper Union in New York City
from 1945-1948 and the only woman founder of the Tanager Gallery, which was
integral to the Tenth Street-avantgarde scene of the 1950s where artists began
running their own coop galleries.
Lois Dodd is known primarily for her observational paintings
of landscapes, nudes and still lives. Her paintings through windows, some in
Maine and some in New York, include the striking 1968 piece that introduces the
show that is filled with squares and blocks incorporating the window frame into
its near geometrically abstract composition.
"I would find it, see it, and say 'that's exciting' but
I don't want to set things up" she stated in an interview.
Most, if
not all, of the outdoor scenes were done "plein air"...that is,
painted and largely completed outdoor...a challenge given the constantly
changing light and other natural conditions.
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