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The marriage failed, but her time in south-east Asia was productive and her work of the early 1930s cemented her reputation as a sculptor of considerable talent. In 1930, encouraged by more far-flung artistic opportunities, Gordine left Europe for Singapore, where she was married later that same year. Her growing success allowed her to commission her first studio home in Paris, from Auguste Perret, one of the leading architects of the day.
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Gordine pursued her career in London in the late 1920s, holding solo shows at London’s Leicester Galleries and the Flechtheim Gallery, Berlin. She also began to show work and in the summer of 1926 was invited to exhibit at the Salon de Tuileries, where she achieved critical acclaim with her bronze Chinese Head/The Chinese Philosopher/Chia-Chu Chang, now on display at the Museum. She moved to Paris in 1924, where she was employed to paint murals for the interior of the British pavilion for the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (1925). Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Libau, Latvia, she grew to adulthood in Tallinn, Estonia, where she first exhibited her work. Talented, charismatic and dedicated to her art, Dora Gordine was hailed in 1938 as ‘possibly the finest woman sculptor in the world’ and remained a major presence in European sculpture until the late 1960s. Visitors can enjoy the house and collections and, weather permitting, spectacular views from its roof terrace overlooking Richmond Park. Also on permanent display is an important collection of Russian art and artefacts, acquired by Gordine and Hare during their marriage. Alongside work completed at Dorich House from the mid-1930s are examples of her early paintings, drawings and sculptures, produced in Paris and south-east Asia from the late 1920s. The Museum holds the world’s largest collection of Gordine’s work, which spans her artistic career. Above them, a more modest top floor apartment served the couple’s domestic needs. Its principal ground and first floor spaces – a plaster studio, a modelling studio and a gallery – were originally devoted to the production and display of Gordine’s work. The Dorich House Museum Studio Residency is generously supported through a private donation.ĭorich House Museum is located over three floors. Having successfully piloted an annual Studio Residency scheme with invited artists Cathie Pilkington in 2018 and Hen Coleman in 2019, Nadia Hebson was appointed for the 2020 Studio Residency, following a public open call. Artist Hilary Lloyd was appointed the Dorich House Fellow in autumn 2015. In the spirit of Gordine’s exemplary life and career, the Museum operates as an international centre to promote and support women creative practitioners. Following Gordine’s death in 1991 the house was acquired and renovated by Kingston University and is now open to the public as a fully accredited museum. Now Grade II listed, the building was completed in 1936, to Gordine’s design, and is an exceptional example of a modern studio house created by and for a female artist. Richard Hare, a scholar of Russian art and literature. One of London’s hidden gems, Dorich House Museum at Kingston University is located a ‘Deer’s Leap’ from Richmond Park, along Kingston Vale in South West London.ĭorich House is the former studio home of the sculptor Dora Gordine and her husband the Hon. We commit to taking immediate steps to implement a clear plan of action to address systemic racism at every level of our organisations, whilst actively seeking and welcoming critical engagement from diverse perspectives in this process. We share the concerns raised by Arts Council England (ACE) and the International Council of Museums (ICOM) about the risks faced by cultural professionals as well as the threats to cultural heritage because of this conflict and we send our support to all creative practitioners and cultural organisations and institutions affected.ĥ June 2020: Dorich House Museum and our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery recognise we must do more as cultural organisations to be actively anti-racist. 7 March 2022: Dorich House Museum and our partner venue Stanley Picker Gallery are shocked and saddened by the invasion of Ukraine and subsequent events over the past weeks.