Dorothea Tanning

American painter (1910–2012)
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Dorothea Tanning

Summary

Dorothea Tanning is a human[1]. Born in Galesburg[2], she… she was born on August 25, 1910[3]. She died in Manhattan[4]. She died on January 31, 2012[5]. She worked as a painter[6], sculptor[7], writer[8], printmaker[9], and novelist[10]. She has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Key Facts

  • Dorothea Tanning was born in Galesburg[2].
  • Dorothea Tanning passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Dorothea Tanning died in New York City[12].
  • Dorothea Tanning was born on August 25, 1910[3].
  • Dorothea Tanning died on January 31, 2012[5].
  • Dorothea Tanning was married to Max Ernst[13].
  • Dorothea Tanning held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Dorothea Tanning is identified as part of the White Americans ethnic group[15].
  • Dorothea Tanning worked as a painter[6].
  • Dorothea Tanning worked as a sculptor[7].
  • Dorothea Tanning's professions included writer[8].
  • Dorothea Tanning's professions included printmaker[9].
  • Dorothea Tanning worked as a novelist[10].
  • Dorothea Tanning's professions included poet[16].
  • Dorothea Tanning's field of work was painting[17].
  • Dorothea Tanning's field of work was printmaking[18].
  • Dorothea Tanning's education included a stint at Knox College[19].
  • Dorothea Tanning is recorded as female[20].
  • Dorothea Tanning's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Dorothea Tanning is associated with the surrealism movement[22].
  • Dorothea Tanning's genre is figurative art[23].
  • Dorothea Tanning's genre is surrealism[24].
  • Dorothea Tanning's Commons category is recorded as Dorothea Tanning[25].
  • Dorothea Tanning's catalog code is recorded as 253[26].
  • Dorothea Tanning's family name is recorded as Tanning[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1910-08-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-01-31[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f6e89d52-6a61-4e7e-ba80-1a48b9681515[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Dorothea Tanning's place of birth was Galesburg[2]. She was born on August 25, 1910[3]. She is identified as part of the White Americans ethnic group[15].

Education

Dorothea Tanning's education included a stint at Knox College[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[6], sculptor[7], writer[8], printmaker[9], novelist[10], and poet[16]. Fields of work include painting[17], a method[33] and printmaking[18].

Personal Life

Among Dorothea Tanning's spouses was Max Ernst[13].

Death and Burial

Dorothea Tanning died on January 31, 2012[5]. Recorded place of death include Manhattan[4], a borough of New York City[34], in United States[35], founded in 1624[36] and New York City[12], a global city[37], in United States[38], founded in 1624[39].

Why It Matters

Dorothea Tanning has Wikipedia articles in 33 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

FAQs

Where was Dorothea Tanning born?

Born in Galesburg[2], Dorothea Tanning…

Where did Dorothea Tanning die?

Dorothea Tanning died in Manhattan[4].

Who was Dorothea Tanning married to?

Dorothea Tanning's spouses include Max Ernst[13].

What did Dorothea Tanning do for work?

Dorothea Tanning worked as painter[6], sculptor[7], writer[8], printmaker[9], and novelist[10].

Where did Dorothea Tanning go to school?

Dorothea Tanning was educated at Knox College[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . The Fine Art Archive. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . RKDartists. wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Retrieved . hedendaagsesieraden.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . Union List of Artist Names. getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . dorotheatanning.org. dorotheatanning.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . theartstory.org. theartstory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . galleristny.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Union List of Artist Names. getty.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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