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Dorothea Tanning's 1942 painting 'Birthday' held at Philadelphia Museum of Art

artist · 2026-04-22

Dorothea Tanning's painting 'Birthday' from 1942 is an oil on canvas measuring 40-1/4 by 25-1/2 inches. The work is part of the collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Copyright for the piece is managed by Artists Rights Society (ARS) in New York and VG Bild-Kunst in Bonn. Information about this artwork was posted on artcritical on February 16, 2012. The entry was published at 4:13 pm that day. The post is categorized under no specific filing. It allows for responses via RSS feed or trackback. The website artcritical operates using WordPress as its platform.

Key facts

  • Dorothea Tanning painted 'Birthday' in 1942
  • The medium is oil on canvas
  • Dimensions are 40-1/4 x 25-1/2 inches
  • The painting is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art collection
  • Copyright is held by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
  • Artcritical posted about it on February 16, 2012
  • The post time was 4:13 pm
  • The entry has no specific filing category

Entities

Artists

  • Dorothea Tanning

Institutions

  • Philadelphia Museum of Art
  • Artists Rights Society (ARS)
  • VG Bild-Kunst
  • artcritical
  • WordPress

Locations

  • New York
  • Bonn
  • Germany

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