Dorothy Mary Venning (15 January 1885–1942) was a British artist and sculptor.

Biography

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

Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950 by Grant M. Waters, 1975, published by Eastbourne Fine Art

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. ↑ James Mackay (1977). The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze. Antique Collectors' Club. ISBN 0902028553.
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