Dorathy Farr Explained

Dorathy Farr
Birth Date:	1910^[1]
Birth Place:	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Death Date:	August 21, 1989^[2]
Nationality:	American
Known For:	Painting
Spouse:	Fred Farr

Dorathy Farr (1910^[1] - August 21, 1989) was an American artist.

Farr was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1910.^[1]

She attended The New School.^[3] Farr and her husband, Fred Farr (1914-1973), painted 24 murals at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington, D.C. as part of the Works Progress Administration.^[1]

Notable collections

• 24 murals at the Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building, 1942, casein and oil on linoleum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: (24 murals for D.C. Social Security and Retirement Building). Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. 20 December 2015.
2. Web site: The Dorathy Bruce Farr papers, 1965-1989. Archives West Orbis Cascade Alliance. 3 January 2016.
3. Web site: Dorathy Farr. AskART. 20 December 2015.