Dora Gordine | |
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| Born | 8 June 1895 |
| Died | 29 December 1991 (aged 96) Kingston upon Thames, London, England |
| Nationality | Estonian British (from 1930)[1] |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture, interior design |
| Notable work | Happy Baby, Mother and Child, head sculptures, Dorich House |
| Awards | Fellow of Royal British Society of Sculptors (FRBS), Society of Portrait Sculptors |
Dora Gordine (8 June 1895 – 29 December 1991) was an Estonian Jewish Modernist figurative and portraitist sculptor. Her early career was influenced by the Noor Eesti (‘Young Estonia’) group of artists who favoured Art Nouveau. She moved to Paris and on her third marriage, to Hon. Richard Hare (1907–66), her career expanded to the extent that some critics regarded her as amongst the finest sculptors of her generation.[2] She specialized in portrait sculptures attracting international admirers from the political, social, artistic, literary and theatrical worlds. Her legacy also includes a number of public space pieces. Her latter career was not as prolific or as fêted and Gordine was relatively unknown at the time of her death. Major exhibitions in London in 2006 and 2009 have revived her standing and her former home is now a museum.[3]
- ^ Dorich House Museum guidebook. Kingston University, London. 2020. p. 36. OCLC 1290782158.
- ^ In May 1925 Dora exhibited a Bronze (503) at the Salon Nationale (closed at the end of August 1925). "She gave her birthplace as 'Libau', her nationality as 'Esthoniene'..." Dora Gordine Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Jewish Museum.
- ^ "History". Dorich House Museum. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2014.