Saturday, March 26, 2011

Dorothea Tanning follow-up

Today I heard from Pam Johnson (Director to Dorothea Tanning's collection of artwork)... I had requested information on where I could send a personal letter to Dorothea, and Pam was happy to oblige.  She even said that she would make sure that Dorothea receives my letter!  So I was happy about that.  Pam said that the email address I had sent my request to, had been having issues with delivery, thus the delay in getting back to me.  Anyway, I'll send a letter off to Dorothea shortly!  


Here is a photo that I took of Dorothea Tanning's painting "Birthday", as it hangs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art:



The painting is a self-portrait of course.  (I'm showing it here at a small resolution so as hopefully not to conflict with any copyright laws). When I see a painting like this, I sometimes wonder, what's lurking just off the canvas, out of sight?  I guess only Dorothea knows what lies beyond the doors.  Although as most Surrealists might say, it's whatever your deranged mind can imagine!


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