Adolf Dehn
American, 1895 - 1968Key West Beach (Pelicans at Key West), 1947
Not on view
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions12 9/16 × 18 15/16 in. (31.9 × 48.1 cm)
Image: 8 13/16 × 13 1/4 in. (22.4 × 33.7 cm)
Gift of Ruth and Cyril Leder, 2010.191
Beginning at the age of six, Adolph Dehn created artwork using a variety of mediums. The valedictorian of his high school in his native Minnesota, Dehn went on to study at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. After his graduation, he was awarded one of only twenty scholarships to attend the Art Students League of New York to study lithography. When his time at the League ended, Dehn traveled to Paris and Vienna. After a decade in Europe, Dehn returned to New York City in the grip of the Great Depression. Due to financial difficulties, he began producing works for the New Yorker and Vogue, as well as the Associated American Artists. These pieces often depicted the Roaring 20s, images of the Depression, and scenes across America.
