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Dorothy Mary Venning (15 January 1885 – 1942) was a British artist and sculptor.


Biography

Venning was born at
Camberwell Camberwell ( ) is an List of areas of London, area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark, southeast of Charing Cross. Camberwell was first a village associated with the church of St Giles' Church, Camberwell, St Giles ...
in London where her father was a school master. She was educated at the
Mary Datchelor School Mary Datchelor School was an endowed grammar school for girls on Camberwell Grove in Camberwell, Greater London, England. It was established in 1877 and closed in 1981. It was known for its innovations in encouraging teacher training, and for ...
on
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before attending the
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in
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. Venning produced bronze sculptures and also painted portraits and miniatures. Between 1916 and 1936 she exhibited both sculptures and miniatures at the
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in London.


Further reading

''Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900–1950'' by Grant M. Waters, 1975, published by Eastbourne Fine Art


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Venning, Dorothy 1885 births 1942 deaths 20th-century British sculptors 20th-century English women artists Alumni of the University of Chichester English women sculptors People educated at Mary Datchelor School People from Camberwell Sculptors from London 20th-century British women sculptors