Dorothy Venning
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[]
Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1942 deaths
- 20th-century British women artists
- Alumni of the University of Chichester
- British women sculptors
- People educated at Mary Datchelor School
- People from Camberwell
- Sculptors from London