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.
“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):
Lumonics: The Light Art of Mel and Dorothy Tanner
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i have a dorothy tanner sculpture – would love to send you a pic!!!!
many thanks,
terri
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please do, Terri!
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