Dorothy Morlan (May 25, 1882 – October 25, 1967) was an American Impressionist artist who was born in Salem, Ohio and lived in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Dorothy Morlan | |
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 Dorothy Morlan hospital mural, 1915 | |
| Born | May 25, 1882 Salem, Ohio, US |
| Died | October 25, 1967 (aged 85) Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Occupation | Painter |
Biography
editMabel Dorothy Morlan was the daughter of Albert and Martha Morlan. Dorothy Morlan's father was an amateur painter, and taught Morlan how to paint at an early age. Morlan moved to Irvington, a suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana at a young age, and that is where the majority of her career as an artist took place.[1][2][3][4] Morlan studied at the Herron School of Art and Design and was a known participant in the Indianapolis City Hospital Project.[5]
Career
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Dorothy Morlan began her career as a student at the John Herron Art Institute, where she began studying composition in 1905. She studied under J. Ottis Adams, and William Forsyth,[6] and began to study landscape painting while at Herron.[7] In 1933, the Institute hosted a one-person exhibition of her paintings.[8] After studying at Herron, Morlan studied at the Robert Henri School of Art in New York and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, under Daniel Garber. Shortly after her return to Indianapolis, she began the Indianapolis City Hospital Project under the direction of William Forsyth. Morlan's City Hospital murals were believed to be "lost" after multiple hospital renovations. They were later restored and are now in the collections of the Irvington Historical Society.[9] Morlan was also a member of the Irvington Group, a group of artists that lived and taught in the Indianapolis suburb of Irvington.[5]
Morlan suffered a stroke in the late 1940s which paralyzed her right side, ending her painting career; she remained an invalid until her death. She died in Indianapolis.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Indianapolis News 20 January 1917, p 16 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Indianapolis News 13 March 1920, p 27 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Indianapolis Times 20 February 1930, p 11 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ "Indianapolis Times 10 December 1930, p 6 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ a b Nagler, Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko ; with essays by Katherine C.; Hale, Hester Anne (2004). The art of healing : the Wishard art collection. Indianapolis, IN: Indiana Historical Society Press in cooperation with the Wishard Memorial Foundation. p. 49. ISBN 0871951711.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Burnet, Mary Quick (1921). Art and Artists of Indiana. Century.
- ^ "Dorothy Morlan". fineestateofart.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Indianapolis Times 18 October 1933, p 8 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program". newspapers.library.in.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
- ^ View, Weekly View Weekly. "Irvington Historical Society Honored and Unveiling of "Lost" Murals | Weekly View". Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ Judith Vale Newton and Carol Ann Weiss (2004). Skirting the Issue: Stories of Indiana's Historical Women Artists. Indiana Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87195-177-0.
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