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Exotic Dancer

Exotic Dancer

Title:  Exotic Dancer

Artist: Charles Yardley Turner

Date:  Unknown

Genre/Form: Painting, American
Portrait painting

Location: 3rd Floor – Coates Library, Trinity University

Note: Charles Yardley Turner (1850-1918) was better known as a muralist. Turner painted genre scenes in which the human figure was the focus of the painting. He was especially noted for large mural decorations on public buildings, hotels and theaters. His subjects were often historical, depicting Puritans, Revolutionary War scenes and Native Americans.

Donated by James F. Dicke, Class of 1968