Dora Curtis (1875–1920) was a British artist and a member of the 1914 expedition down the

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River in

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to the

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led by Polish anthropologist Maria Antonina Czaplicka (1886–1921). The other expedition members were Maud Doria Haviland (1889–1941) and

Henry Usher Hall Henry Usher Hall (1876 – November 2, 1944) was an American anthropologist. He was Assistant Curator and Curator of the General Ethnology Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum from 1915 to 1935. He was instrumental in guiding the Muse ...

of the Philadelphia University Museum (1876–1944). Haviland dedicated her study, ''Forest Steppe and Tundra,'' "TO THE MEMORY OF DORA CURTIS AND THE DAYS AND NIGHTS WE SPENT TOGETHER IN FOREST, STEPPE AND TUNDRA".

Early life, education and travels

Curtis entered University College London in 1892. She gained a second class degree in Fine Art in 1893 and a £2 prize for figure drawing. She was photographed by Frederick H. Evans in the 1890s. Dora Curtis She travelled to China in 1911. Her sister Ethel Kibblewhite, was an artist and longtime partner to T.E. Hulme. Together, they hosted an important salon together at 67 Frith Street in their family home. The sculptor

Jacob Epstein Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American and British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1910. Early in his ...

describes seeing Dora there in his memoirs. She died in a swimming accident in Las Palmas on 4 July 1920.

Artwork

She illustrated several books including: ''Jean Baptiste; a Story of French Canada'' (frontispiece) ''Stories from King Arthur and his Round Table'' ''Tales for Children from Many Lands''. London: J. M. Dent and Sons; New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1913. ''Jackanapes: And Other Stories'' by Juliana Horatia Ewing

References

External links

*Dora Curtis' photography available a
Photo Album of Maria Czaplicka
*Dora Curtis' photography available a

British women artists 1875 births 1920 deaths {{US-photographer-stub