Circa 1940s African-American Mother and Child Americana Folk Art Portrait Painting by Peggy Dodds

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Fashionably dressed African American mother and child by Peggy Dodds (1900-1987). Large oil on canvas. Circa 1940's. Unframed.

Peggy Dodds … Read more Fashionably dressed African American mother and child by Peggy Dodds (1900-1987). Large oil on canvas. Circa 1940's. Unframed.

Peggy Dodds lived in a home in the 1940's in Paterson, New Jersey and used a neighbors detached garage as a studio. The neighbors six children frequently played in the yard and near the garage. They remember the studio being full of mannequins, wild hats and strange still lives. The girls were the subjects of many paintings by the artist.


She studied at the Collegiate University, Paterson, New Jersey, Art Students League in New York; studied under Kuniyoshi and H. Mattson.

She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists, New Jersey Watercolor Club, Modern Art Society of New Jersey, Woodstock Art Association, American Artists Professional League.

Awards:

Society of Independent Artists

Seventh Kresge Exhibition American

Watercolor Society Montclair Art Museum

Salons of America

National Association of Women Artists, 1944, 1946

National League of American Pen Women, 1950, 1952 See less