Ann Ter-Pogossian (July 13, 1932 - April 17, 2022), was an American oil painter who exhibited in the United States, England, Spain, France, and Italy. Works included landscapes, still lifes, portraits, figures in motion, and commentaries on current events. One review described her work as using "knowledge of the great artistic movements of the past … to re-evaluate and reinterpret familiar themes concerning the problems of figures in movement, perspective and iconography." A common theme in later works is the roles of women in society. She was born and spent most of her life around

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, but also resided in Liberty Corner,

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. Some of her early works document and interpret the history and development of downtown St. Louis. Her later works are signed Ann Ter-Pogossian, but other signatures include Ann Scott, Ann Scott Dodson, Ann Dodson, ATP, and ANN.

Education

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, St. Louis, Missouri. (now housed under the

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) She studied under Warner Trivis and Fred Conway. *

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, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Key paper: "African Tribes as Represented in Egyptian Art."

Selected exhibitions

* City Art Museum of St. Louis, St. Louis (now

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) 1955, 1961, 1964 * Gallerie de la Tournell Paris (solo), France, 1973 *

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, 1979 * Viridian Gallery, New York, 1988 (solo) * Ariel Gallery, New York, 1989 * Boody Fine Arts, Metropolitan Life Building, 1991 (solo) * Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea,

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, 2003 * Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, 2005 * Amsterdam-Whitney Gallery, New York, 2008-2012

Awards

Lorenzo il Magnifico Lifetime Achievement Award, Biennale Internazionale Dell'Arte Contemporanea, 2003

Personal life

Ann had two sons and a daughter by her marriage to Rowland Wheeler Dodson Jr (19271964). After Rowland's death, she married pioneering nuclear medicine physicist

Michel Ter-Pogossian Michel Matthew Ter-Pogossian (April 21, 1925June 19, 1996) was an American medical physicist. He was professor of radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for over 30 years. A pioneer in nuclear medicine, he is best known for his ...

of St. Louis in 1966. The couple were residents of

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. Ann and Michel traveled extensively and were

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s, and big game hunters. Michel died on June 19, 1996, of apparent

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in Paris, where the couple were vacationing. Ann loved entertaining at her home, filled with antiques and artworks, and served gourmet meals with fine wine. In her later years, Ann knitted thousands of colourful hats, which were donated to hospitals and shelters, and distributed to family members.

References

External links

Ann Dodson Ter-Pogossian Art
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ter-Pogossian, Ann 1932 births 2022 deaths American contemporary painters Artists from Missouri 20th-century American painters 20th-century American women painters Washington University in St. Louis alumni Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts alumni