Bothwell lived on the island of Ta`ū as the adopted daughter of a local chief and his family for two years. Bothwell sketched, painted, and made woodblock prints, which she shipped back to California to fund travels in Australia and Europe. #CaliforniaModernistWomen#DorrBothwellThis tweet was posted on September 28, 2022.
In 1925, Dorr Bothwell became a charter member of the San Francisco Society of Women Artists. Three years later, Bothwell sailed for Pago Pago, Samoa, with intentions to create art and immerse herself in native culture. #CaliforniaModernistWomen#DorrBothwellThis tweet was posted on September 28, 2022.
After her first exhibition entry was rejected in 1924, female colleagues suggested to Bothwell not sign her full first name to avoid gender discrimination. Instead, Bothwell legally changed her first name to Dorr, a nickname from childhood. #CaliforniaModernistWomen#DorrBothwellThis tweet was posted on September 20, 2022.
Dorr Bothwell was a Symbolist painter, printmaker, and art teacher who experimented with a variety of media and artistic ideas. She moved to San Diego as a young girl and took art lessons with the painter and sculptor Anna Marie Valentien. #CaliforniaModernistWomen#DorrBothwellThis tweet was posted on September 20, 2022.