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Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New York City with French artist Marcel Duchamp and writer Henri-Pierre Roché in 1917. [3]
Beatrice Wood inspired Rose from Titanic, breaking from her privileged upbringing to pursue art and love as a free spirit. Despite similarities, Rose's story in Titanic differs from Wood's real-life journey. Wood never saw the movie but lived a bold life.
Beatrice Wood fled her affluent home and proper upbringing to become an actress, artist, and writer. She was an outspoken and determined young woman who became known as the “mama of dada” because of her involvement with the Dada artists and Marcel Duchamp.
Beatrice Wood was an important contemporary artist, craftperson and writer. Her life ran the course of the 20th century and included many of the figures that shaped it. Ultimately, her genius was in the marriage of wide-ranging influences in her work.
Beatrice Wood was an American ceramicist who was dubbed the “Mama of Dada” as a result of her affiliation with the Dada movement and artist Marcel Duchamp. She gained celebrity for her pottery, for her unusual lustreware in particular, and inspired a character in the book Jules et Jim (1953; film.
“I owe it all to art books, chocolates, and young men,” Beatrice Wood would often tell those who made the cacti-stippled pilgrimage to her Ojai, California studio before the artist passed away in 1998. There they’d find the fabled artist, in the last years of her life, swathed in a sari while working the potter’s wheel, and flanked by ...
The Center celebrates the life and work of Beatrice Wood while presenting exhibitions, performances, and educational opportunities.
Beatrice Wood was born into a wealthy San Francisco family in 1893, and moved with them to New York after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. She was sent to Paris to study acting and art before moving back to New York as the first World War began.
Beatrice Wood (American, 1893–1998) was a painter, draughtsman, and sculptor best known for her luster-glazed ceramic works. View Beatrice Wood’s 663 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New York City with French artist Marcel Duchamp and writer Henri-Pierre Roché in 1917.