Dimitri Petrov (artist)

Dimitri Petrov (1919-1986) was an American Dada and Surrealist painter and printmaker.

This article is about the American painter and printmaker. For the Bulgarian cross-country skier, see Dimitri Petrov.
Dimitri Petrov
Born1919 (1919)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died1986 (aged 66–67)
Woodstock, New York
NationalityAmerican
EducationPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Atelier 17
Known forPainting, Printmaking
MovementDada, Surrealism

Biography

Petrov was born in 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[2] He was associated with the New York print studio Atelier 17.[3]

He exhibited his work at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[2] He was a member of the Woodstock Art Association.[2]

Petrov died in Woodstock, New York in 1967.[1]

Petrov's work is included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art[4] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]

References
  1. "Dimitri Petrov". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Dimitri Petrov". AskArt. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Moser, Joann (1977). Atelier 17: A 50th anniversary retrospective exhibition. Elvehjem Art Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. pp. 83–84. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "Dimitri Petrov". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
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