Background
Smith, Dorothy Ottinger was born in 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Albert Ellsworth and Leona Aurelia (Waller) Ottinger.
Smith, Dorothy Ottinger was born in 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Albert Ellsworth and Leona Aurelia (Waller) Ottinger.
Student, Herron Art School of Purdue University and Indiana University, 1942.
Commercial artist William H. Block Company, Indianapolis, 1942-1943, H.P. Wasson Company, 1943-1944. Director Riverside (California) Art Center, 1963-1964. Jewelry designer Riverside, since 1970.
Numerous design commissions.
Adviser Riverside chapter Freedom's Foundation of Valley Forge. Co-chairman fund raising committee Riverside Art Center and Museum, 1966-1967, board directors Art Alliance, 1980-1981. Member Riverside City Hall sculpture selection panel National Endowment for the Arts, 1974-1975.
Chairman fundraising benefit Riverside Art Center and Museum, 1973-1974, trustee, 1980-1984, chairman permanent collection, 1981-1984, co-chairman fund drive, 1982-1984, trustee, since 1998. Chairman Riverside Municipal Arts Commission, 1974-1976, Silver Anniversary Gala, 1992. Juror Riverside Civic Center Purchase Prize Art Show, 1975.
Member public buildings and grounds subcommittee, general plan citizens committee City of Riverside, 1965-1966. Member Mayor's Commission on Civic Beauty, Mayor's Commission on Sister City Sendai, 1965-1966. Board directors, chairman special events Children's League of Riverside Community Hospital, 1952-1953.
Board directors Crippled Children's Society of Riverside, special events. chairman, 1952-1953. Board directors National Charity League, president Riverside chapter, 1965-1966. Member executive committee board trustees Riverside Arts Foundation, 1977-1991, fund drive chairman, 1978-1979, project review chairman, 1978-1979, advisor Eveing for the Arts, 1998, juror Gemco Charitable and Scholarship Foundation, 1977-1985.
Member board women deacons Calvary Presbyterian Church, 1978-1980, elder, 1989-1992. Member incorporating board Inland Empire United Fund for the Arts, 1980-1981. Bd directors Hospice Organization Riverside County, 1982-1984.
Trustee Riverside Art Museum, since 1998. Member California Council Humanities, 1982-1986. Member Riverside Art Association (president 1961-1963, 1st. vice president 1964-1965, 67-68, trustee 1959-1970, 80-84, 87-92), Art Alliance of Riverside Art Center and Museum (founder 1964, president 1969-1970).
Married James Emory Smith, June 25, 1943 (divorced 1984). Children: Michael Ottinger, Sarah Anne, Theodore Arnold, Lisa Marie.