Nov. 2019: From the Beginning Exhibit

Mel Tanner Collages and Drawings (1966)

Dorothy Tanner Sculptures (1952-1955)

Before Dorothy Tanner began using acrylic glass as a medium, she worked with a variety of materials including wood, clay, paper maché, plaster, copper, brass, steel and polyester.

Photo: Dorothy Tanner with a few of her sculptures
“Blow Torch her ‘Brush'” by Alice Keegan,
The Post-Standard
Syracuse, NY
August 27, 1961

Dorothy especially enjoyed creating portraits in sculpture.
Two photos below are from portraits of Mel Tanner (wood )and his sister, Jocelyn Tanner (plaster):

one of the pages in the self-published book:
Lumonics: The Light Art of Mel and Dorothy Tanner

2 comments

    • terri on November 9, 2024 at 5:35 am
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    i have a dorothy tanner sculpture – would love to send you a pic!!!!
    many thanks,
    terri

    1. please do, Terri!
      lumonics@gmail.com

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