[2] She dropped out of high school at fifteen and entered Cooper Union, from which she later graduated with honors.
[2] Varian then attended the Art Students League of New York, where she won first and second prize in a local art contest sponsored by movie producer William Fox.
[1] Her personal papers are included in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.
[2] Media related to Dorothy Varian at Wikimedia Commons
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