Dorothy Heller
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Born1917
New York, New York
Died2003 (aged 85–86)
New York, New York
KnownforPainting
MovementAbstract Expressionism
Dorothy Heller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1917 New York, New York |
| Died | 2003 (aged 85–86) New York, New York |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism |
Dorothy Heller (1917 – 2003) was an American painter.
Born in New York City,[1] Heller was an Abstract Expressionist who studied at the Art Students League of New York and was a pupil of Hans Hoffman.[2] She worked in acrylic, and exhibited widely during her career in solo and group shows throughout the United States.[1] Three of her drawings, two nudes and a figure study, are owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[3] and her work may also be found in the collections of the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the Allen Memorial Art Museum, and the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art.[1] A collection of her papers and other miscellany is held by the Archives of American Art of the Smithsonian Institution.[4]
