Dorrit Black b. 1891

Also known as Dorothea Foster Black
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
A contemporary of Grace Crowley and Ralph Balson, Dorrit Black was both a painter and printmaker, particularly of linocuts. An active member of both the Sydney and Adelaide arts communities, Black, who founded Group 9, was also involved in Sydney's Modern Art Centre and the Contemporary Art Society in Adelaide.
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Name
Dorrit Black
Also known as Dorothea Foster Black
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Other Occupation
  • Gallery director (ANZSIC code: 4279) -
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) -
Birth date
1891
Birth place
Burnside, Adelaide, SA
Death date
13 September 1951
Death place
Adelaide, SA
Active Period
  • 1915 - 1951
Residence
  • 1935 - 13 September 1951 Adelaide, SA
  • 1929 - 1934 Sydney, NSW
  • 1927 - 1929 Paris, France
  • 1927 - 1929 London, England
  • c.1915 - c.1927 Sydney, NSW
  • 23 December 1891 - 1915 Adelaide, SA
  • 1934 - 1935 Europe
Training
  • 1927 - 1929 André Lhôte's Academy, Paris under Albert Gleizes
  • c.1927 Iain MacNab's Grosvenor School of Modern Art, London under Claude Flight
  • 1915 - 1923 Sydney Art School, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
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Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist
Residences
  • 1935 - 13 September 1951 Adelaide, SA
  • 1929 - 1934 Sydney, NSW
  • 1927 - 1929 Paris, France
  • 1927 - 1929 London, England
  • c.1915 - c.1927 Sydney, NSW
  • 23 December 1891 - 1915 Adelaide, SA
  • 1934 - 1935 Europe
  • 1935 - 13 September 1951 Adelaide, SA
  • 1929 - 1935 Sydney, NSW
  • 1927 - 1929 Paris, France
  • 1927 - 1929 London, England
  • c.1915 - c.1927 Sydney, NSW
  • 23 December 1891 - 1915 Adelaide, SA
Other occupations
  • Gallery director (ANZSIC code: 4279) -
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) -
  • Gallery director (ANZSIC code: 4279)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)