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Dorr Bothwell’s Cats

Cats Hunting

Cats Hunting by Dorr Bothwell (1927). Oil on silk. Collection of Edwin and Gail Gregson.

The Primrose Path

The Primrose Path by Dorr Bothwell (1938). Oil. Private collection.

Tuxedo Cat

Tuxedo Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1939). Oil. Private collection.

Siamese Prince

Siamese Prince by Dorr Bothwell (1939). Pastel on butcher paper (12.25 x 17.75). Private collection.

More information (an aside)

When Siamese Prince was framed, the original signature and date were hidden under the mat. Before matting and framing, Bothwell signed again (in red), so that a signature would be visible.

On the back of the framed Siamese Prince by Dorr Bothwell: instructions to artists (left), and exhibit identification label (right).

The label on the left is a gallery notice telling artists where and when to pick up unsold work after the show. Unsold sculpture would be available for pickup at Ralph Stackpole’s Stoneyard, behind the Montgomery Block where Dorr Bothwell lived for a time in the 1920s, and again in the 1940s. All other unsold art was to be picked up at the gallery at 800 Montgomery Street (the right hand corner space), in the granite and red brick building shown below).

800 Montgomery Street, on the corner of Jackson Street, once housed the gallery where Dorr Bothwell’s Siamese Prince was first shown (1939). Photo: Google Street Images.

The plaque marking California State Registered Landmark No. 453, the site of the Bank of Lucas, Turner and Company at 800-804 Montgomery, San Francisco. Photo by Andrew Ruppenstein (2010).

State Registered Landmark No. 453, Bank of Lucas, Turner and Company building at 800-804 Montgomery in San Francisco, California, “Sherman’s Bank”, was built (1853-1854) under the supervision of William Tecumpsah Sherman, who distinguished himself as a United States Army General, ten years later, during the Civil War.

The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus by Dorr Bothwell (1939). Oil. Private collection. Exhibited in the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 and 1940), held at San Francisco's Treasure Island. — The Birth of Venus by Dorr Bothwell (1939). Oil. Private collection.

The Birth of Venus was exhibited at the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939 and 1940), held on San Francisco’s Treasure Island.

Siamese Cat Helps Shop for Manning’s Coffee

Manning's Coffee arrives at your grocers. Manning's Coffee Murals by Dorr Bothwell (1940). Archives of American Art. — Manning’s Coffee arrives at your grocers. Manning’s Coffee Murals by Dorr Bothwell (1940). Archives of American Art.

Self-portrait

Self-portrait by Dorr Bothwell (1942). Oil on canvas. Private collection.

Memory’s Children

Memory’s Children by Dorr Bothwell (1942). Oil on Upson board (23.75″ x 20″). Private Collection.

Portrait of Weeny, Mendocino Manx

Portrait of Weeny, Mendocino Manx by Dorr Bothwell (1970). Serigraph. Private collection.

Palace Cat

Palace Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1970). Serigraph (28″ x 23,25″). Private collection.

Palace Cat (detail)

Palace Cat by Dorr Bothwell (detail).

Snowball and Nasturtiums

Snowball and Nasturtiums by Dorr Bothwell (1974). Serigraph. Private collection.

MAC Home & Garden Show Poster

Dorr Bothwell’s Snowball and Nasturtiums on the poster for Mendocino Art Center’s 18th Annual Mendocino Coast Home and Garden Tour: A David Clayton Retrospective.

All Kinds of Cats: Exhibit Announcement

Zacha’s Bay Window Gallery announcement: “All Kinds of Cats” New Seriagraphs and Collage by Dorr Bothwell. June 10th to July 3rd 1977. Poster by Dorr Bothwell.

Batik Cat

Batik Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1976). Serigraph. Private collection.

Mola Cat

Mola Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1976). Serigraph. Private collection.

Twin Mola Cats

Twin Mola Cats by Dorr Bothwell (1976). Serigraph. Private Collection.

Shadow Play Cat

Shadow Play Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1976). Serigraph. Private Collection.

The Challenge

The Challenge by Dorr Bothwell (1976). Serigraph. Private collection.

Beaded Curtain

Beaded Curtain by Dorr Bothwell (1976). Serigraph. Private collection.

Let’s Be Friends

Let’s Be Friends by Dorr Bothwell (1977). Collage. Private Collection.

Scheherazade

Scheherazade by Dorr Bothwell (1977). Serigraph (11″ x 16″). Private collection.

The Connoisseur

The Connoisseur by Dorr Bothwell (1981). Serigraph. Private collection.

Jessica Hiding

Jessica Hiding by Dorr Bothwell (1985). Serigraph. Private collection.

English Museum Cat

English Museum Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1981). Serigraph. Private-collection.

Medieval tomb effigy rubbing (detail)

Medieval tomb effigy rubbing by Dorr Bothwell (detail).

Medieval tomb effigy rubbings

Lady and Knight, set of medieval tomb effigy rubbings on paper by Dorr Bothwell (each rubbing, 41″ x 18″ without frame).

Artist Pamela Hahn (circa 1964), seated in front of three Dorr Bothwell tomb rubbings. — Artist Pamela Hahn (circa 1964), seated in front of three Dorr Bothwell tomb effigy rubbings.

In Memory of Goldie

In Memory of Goldie by Dorr Bothwell (1986). Serigraph. Private collection.

Birthday Child

Birthday Child by Dorr Bothwell (1983). Serigraph. Private collection.

Island Cat

Island Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1980). Serigraph. Private collection.

Innocence

Innocence by Dorr Bothwell (1979). Serigraph. Private collection.

The Captive

The Captive by Dorr Bothwell (1979). Serigraph. Private collection.

Mexican Pottery Cat

Mexican Pottery Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1962). Gouache. Private collection.

Mexican Pottery Cat

Mexican Pottery Cat by Dorr Bothwell (1982). Serigraph. Private collection.

LINKS
Dorr Bothwell: Artwork
Dorr Bothwell in Her Own Words
Barebones Bothwell
Mendocino Heritage Artists
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