DB friends portraits

Archive of the Mendocino Heritage Artists

Dorr Bothwell: Portraits of Friends

Annie

Annie by Dorr Bothwell (Samoa 1928). Oil on board. Private collection.

See more artwork from Dorr Bothwell’s years in Samoa.

Dorothy Liebes

Portrait of Dorothy Liebes by Dorr Bothwell (1944) Oil (41.75″ x 32″). Private collection.

Master weaver Dorothy Liebes at her loom (1947). Photo: Charles E. Steinheimer — Master weaver Dorothy Liebes at a loom in her studio. Photo: Charles E. Steinheimer, LIFE Magazine (1947).

Dorothy Liebes, weaving at a loom in her studio. Photo: Charles E. Steinheimer, LIFE Magazine.

Dorothy Liebes in her studio. — Dorothy Liebes in her studio.

Dorothy Liebes with some of her textiles. Photo: Charles E. Steinheimer, LIFE Magazine (1947). — Dorothy Liebes with some of her textiles. Photo: Charles E. Steinheimer, LIFE Magazine (1947).

Bothwell’s friend Dorothy Liebes (1897-1972) was known as “the mother of modern weaving.” Liebes won a number of awards for her textile design and innovative fabrics, including the Craftsmanship Medal from the American Institute of Architects (1946).

Jenny Zacha

Jennie Zacha by Dorr Bothwell (1980)

Read Lucia Zacha’s story of the evening that inspired Dorr Bothwell to paint this portrait of Mendocino Art Center co-founder Jennie Zacha.

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