Max Ernst and Dorothea Tanning by Lee Miller
Surrealist painter Dorothea Tanning died at age 101. She is one of my favorite artists.
Voltage, 1942
Her memoir, Birthday, was called "an enchanting, succulent book" by Susan Sontag. I cannot think of a better description.
She remained a powerhouse her entire life, holding up to the scrutiny of having a famous artist husband, Max Ernst. I once contacted Tanning about participating in a book on women's creativity. She was adamant that she did not want to have anything to do with "feminist" writings. (Actually, they were just creative women, not feminist women, but as you can see, she was adamant.)
Birthday, 1942. Self-Portrait
I think the world was a better place with Tanning in it. She will be missed.
I think the world was a better place with Tanning in it. She will be missed.
