GALLERY TALK: Doris Alexander Thompson

Thank you to those who attended our first "GALLERY TALK" event on August 31, 2024, at the Prattville Creative Arts Center. We were pleased to have numerous guests from out of town, some driving hours to attend. Among the guests were several relatives of DAC artist DORIS ALEXANDER THOMPSON, the

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Dixie Art Colony Foundation

Abstract Works from the Collection: Part One

In PART ONE of this four-part series, we will examine examples of a variety of abstract works from the Dixie Art Colony Foundation Permanent Collection. Examples of both SURREALISM and ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM are included. Under each work of art, we have indicated the movement that we think best describes the

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Dixie Art Colony Foundation

Doris Alexander Thompson’s Lithography Press

On February 3, 2021, we finished moving the remaining contents of Dixie Art Colony artist Doris Alexander Thompson's Magnolia Springs, Alabama studio to Wetumpka. This move included her studio easel, several wood furniture items, and her lithography press. Moving an 800-pound cast-iron press is no easy task. Lithography Press, The Fuchs

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Dixie Art Colony Foundation

Exploring the Doris Alexander Thompson Collection: Part Two

This large oil on canvas by Doris Alexander Thompson, dated 1956, was included in the large collection of Alexander Thompson's work recently donated to the DAC Foundation. Fortunately, unlike the other paintings, drawings, and stone lithographs this painting came to us nicely framed. DORIS ALEXANDER THOMPSON, Dazzle at Dusk, 1965, 30 x

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Dixie Art Colony Foundation

Paintings from the Doris Alexander Thompson Collection

Shown are two of Doris Alexander Thompson's colorful paintings included in our recent acquisition. Research shows that she studied painting with Roderick Mackenzie and Alexander Abels. DORIS ALEXANDER THOMPSON, Untitled Landscape I, n.d.; DAT-2020.AW.0030 Mackenzie's family immigrated from England to Mobile in 1872. After his mother's death in 1880, Mackenzie was sent

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OUR LARGEST DONATION TO DATE

As mentioned in our September 2, 2019, blog post, "Our most prized donations are the UNSOLICITED DONATIONS." Since launching the DAC Foundation website on December 1, 2015, our website has led to numerous unsolicited donations, including our LARGEST DONATION TO DATE. DORIS ALEXANDER THOMPSON, n.d., Magnolia Springs, AL; 13 x 17 inches; DAT-20120.PH.0001

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