Episode 23: Doors & Davenports - Dorothea Tanning “Birthday”, 1942 / “Hotel du Pavot, Chambre 202”, 1970-713

Oct 17

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Dorothea Tanning, *Birthday* 1942. Oil on Canvas. 40 1/4 × 25 1/2 inches

*Hôtel du Pavot, Chambre 202 (Poppy Hotel, Room 202). 1*970-73
Fabric, wool, synthetic fur, cardboard, and Ping-Pong balls.
133 7/8 x 122 1/8 x 185 in.

In this week’s episode,

Stephanie and Russell discover the many versions of second generation, multidisciplinary Surrealist Dorothea Tanning and dive into a few works from her nearly century long, prolific career:

Birthday, oil on canvas from 1942 and soft sculpture installation, Hotel du Pavot, Chambre 202 from 1970-73.

From small town Midwest roots to New York City hustling waiting for her big break, Dorothea’s early life and artistic journey are ones that many can relate to. Despite living in the shadow of her husband, OG Dada and Surrealist artist Max Ernst, Dorothea had her own artistic vision that still stands out and in many ways was ahead of her time.

Topics include Hitler’s banana broccoli breath, burning davenports, art school smells, one pair pantyhose struggles, and durgly dog-napping.

The Art Pantry this week is Soft Sculpture.

Be sure to listen to all the cuts that didn’t make it into the episode on our Patreon.

The featured music in this episode was “Lister” by A Liminal Face from the album “Friend or Foe?”. This album had us thumpin’ and boppin’ - consider supporting their work here!

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