Artist

Adolf Dehn

Portrait of Adolf Dehn

American, 1895–1968

Adolf Dehn was an American artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Adolf Dehn was born in Waterville.

Adolf Dehn was an American artist known mainly as a lithographer. Throughout his artistic career, he participated in and helped define some important movements in American art, including regionalism, social realism, and caricature. A two-time recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, he was known for both his technical skills and his high-spirited, droll depictions of human foibles.

Collections represented

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