DODO
Dodo
(Dörte Bürgner, née Wolff) (b. 1907 Berlin, Germany – immigrated to Great Britain 1936 – d. 1998 London, England)
Federn, 1926
Watercolour on paper 46.5 x 32 cm Ben Uri Collection Presented by the Dodo Estate, Athens 2013
Dodo’s bold poster design for a pen company, showing her strong sense of colour and composition, was carried out at Berlin’s prestigious Reimann Schule in the 1920s. Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Berlin, she drew from an early age. After graduating she enjoyed a successful freelance career as a fashion designer and illustrator, producing cover designs for the satirical weekly supplement Ulk. After her immigration to England, her career progressed more modestly with commissions for fashion, chocolates and greeting cards and illustrations for children’s books using the name ‘Dodo Adler’.
Finchleystraße 19
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