Artists by Name

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• Darling, Lois

  Lois Darling

  1917 – 1989

  Author and illustrator of books on nature and conservation, and friend of Roger Tory Peterson.

• Darrow, Whitney

  Whitney Darrow

  1909 – 1999

• Daugherty, James

  James Daugherty

  1887 – 1974

• Davis, Charles Harold

  Charles Harold Davis

  1856 – 1933

  An American Impressionist, Davis was founder of the Mystic Art Association, today known as the Mystic Museum of Art. A figurative painter, his leadership nonetheless allowed the Mystic Art Association to become an important center for painters of both modernist and traditional approaches who enjoyed living or summering in the Mystic area.

• Dawley, Rita

  Rita Dawley

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  Regionally-known artist in the Norwich area who has lived in the Kitemaug Road cluster of artist homes since the late 1970s.

• de Brennecke, Nena

  Nena de Brennecke

  1883 – unkn

• de Gerenday, Laszlo 'Laci'

  Laszlo 'Laci' de Gerenday

  1911 – 2001

• Dennis, Roger Wilson

  Roger Wilson Dennis

  1902 – 1996

  A prominent local artist in the New London-Old Lyme area, who established the Conservation department at the Lyman Allyn Museum in 1945.

• DeVries, Peter

  Peter DeVries

  1910 – 1993

• Dillon, James

  James Dillon

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• DiPreta, Tony

  Tony DiPreta

  1921 – 2010

• Dodge, Ozias

  Ozias Dodge

  1868 – 1925

• Dodge, Hannah

  Hannah Dodge

  1877 – 1963

  Hannah Dodge became Director of the Slater Memorial Museum following the death of her husband, Ozias Dodge who himself had earlier held the post. As the museum’s first serious director and curator from 1926 to 1963, she is credited with revitalizing the museum and making it an integral part of the art education provided by the Norwich Free Academy.

• Dohanos, Stevan

  Stevan Dohanos

  1907 – 1994

• DonDero, Gertrude

  Gertrude DonDero

  1909 – 1998

• Dorne, Albert

  Albert Dorne

  1906 – 1965

  A well known illustrator, Dorne also had a talent for encouraging new commercial artists, including through the Famous Artists School.

• Douglas, Jack

  Jack Douglas

  1908 – 1989

  Jack Douglas was an American comedy writer for radio and television and author of a series of humor books. “The Neighbors Are Scaring My Wolf,” written in 1968, was about life and parties in New Canaan at the time.

• Dove, Arthur Garfield

  Arthur Garfield Dove

  1880 – 1946

• Dreier, Katherine S.

  Katherine S. Dreier

  1877 – 1952

  Modernist artist and patron, Dreier was a co-founder of the Société Anonyme with Marcel Duchamp and early collector of modern art, now at the Yale Art Gallery.

• DuBois, Guy Pène

  Guy Pène DuBois

  1884 – 1958

• DuMond, Frank Vincent

  Frank Vincent DuMond

  1865 – 1951

  Though his work remained representational through the mid-20th century, DuMond’s students included Modernist artists such as Gifford Beal, John Marin and Georgia O’Keefe.

• Dunbar, Alice Walton

  Alice Walton Dunbar

  1923 – 1996

  Alice Walton Dunbar was an art teacher who inspired generations of students at Pomfret School through her pedagogy and by her example as a working artist. She was also a regionally known sculptor in the media of bronze, carved stone and wood, and hand-built ceramics.