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  Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts | Biography of Beatrice Wood
Beatrice Wood was an important contemporary artist, craftperson and writer.
Beatrice Wood was born in 1893 in San Francisco to wealthy, socially conscious parents.
Beatrice Wood’s career as an artist of note began when she created an abstraction to tease Duchamp that anyone could create modern art.
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  Beatrice Wood
Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 - March 12, 1998), American artist/ceramist, known as the "Mama of Dada".
For additional information on Beatrice Wood's work and to view a permanent collection of her work, go to: http://www.beatricewood.com.
Beatrice Wood was born in San Francisco, California, the daughter of wealthy socialites.
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 Tribute Honors Beatrice Wood at Age 104 (TCR 4/97)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Wood submitted two works to the show, both of which are included in the exhibition (one is a replica made by the artist in 1976).
Wood on the other hand, worked chiefly with in-glaze luster, produced during a single glaze firing, bringing to it her own sensibility of theatricality and adventurousness.
Wood also applied her drawing ability to ceramics, creating decorative plates, tiles, as well as figurative ceramic sculpture, which she calls "sophisticated primitives." These works combine her love for folk crafts from many cultures with warmly humorous observations of human nature.
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  Beatrice Wood - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Beatrice Wood (March 3, 1893 – March 12, 1998) was an American artist and ceramicist, who late in life was dubbed the "Mama of Dada," and served as a partial inspiration for the character of Rose DeWitt Bukater in James Cameron's 1997 film, Titanic.
Wood was next introduced to the art patrons, Walter and Louise Arensberg (who would become her lifelong friends).
Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada: This documentary was released as a 16 mm film in Los Angeles, California on March 3, 1993, to coincide with Wood's 100th birthday.
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