Dimitri Petrov (artist)

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Dimitri Petrov
Born1919 (1919)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died1986 (aged 66–67)
Woodstock, New York
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting, Printmaking
MovementDada, Surrealism

Dimitri Petrov (1919-1986) was an American Dada and Surrealist painter and printmaker.

Biography[edit]

Petrov was born in 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[2] He was associated with the New York print studio Atelier 17.[3]

He exhibited his work at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[2] He was a member of the Woodstock Art Association.[2]

Petrov died in Woodstock, New York in 1986.[1]

Petrov's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art[4] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Dimitri Petrov". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Dimitri Petrov". AskArt. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ Moser, Joann (1977). Atelier 17: A 50th anniversary retrospective exhibition. Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 83–84. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Dimitri Petrov". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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