Dorothy Venning Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
2. Book: James Mackay. Antique Collectors' Club. 1977. The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze . 0902028553.