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Charmion von Wiegand (American, 1896-1983)
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Charmion von Wiegand
Red, Yellow, Blue 1959
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Biography |
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1896 |
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Born, Chicago, IL |
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1920 |
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Attends Barnard College and Columbia University School of Journalism |
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1926 |
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Begins to paint |
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1929 |
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Moves to Russia and works as the only female foreign correspondent for Hearst newspapers |
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1932 |
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Returns to New York City |
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1941 |
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Meets Piet Mondrian, who encourages her to abandon writing in pursuit of a career as a visual artist; Joins the American Abstract Artists group |
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1944 |
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Following Mondrian’s death, becomes interested in theosophy and through it Tibetan Buddhism |
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1932 - 1950 |
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Wrote articles for New Theatre, ARTnews, Arts Magazine, and The Journal of Aesthetics |
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1951 - 1953 |
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President, American Abstract Artists, New York |
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1980 |
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Elected as member, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York |
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1983 |
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Dies in New York City |
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Exhibitions |
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2001 |
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1950-1965: Works on Paper, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (group) |
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2000 |
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Charmion von Wiegand: Spirituality in Abstraction, 1945-1969, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY |
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1998 |
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Charmion von Wiegand: Spirit & Form, Collages, 1946-1962, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1998 |
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Defining the Edge: Early American Abstraction, Selections from the Collection of Dr. Peter B. Fischer, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA (group) |
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1996 |
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Abstraction Across America, 1934-1946, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY |
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1993 |
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Charmion von Wiegand: In Search of the Spiritual, Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT (solo) |
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1992 |
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Between Mondrian and Minimalism: Neo-Plasticism in America, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (group) |
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1985 |
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Contrasts of Form:Geometric Abstract Art, 1910-1980, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (group) |
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1982 |
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Charmion von Wiegand: Her Art and Her Life, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, retrospective |
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1977 |
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Paris - New York, Musee National d’Arte Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France (group) |
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1973 |
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Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (solo) |
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1973 |
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Post-Mondrian Abstraction in America, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL (group) |
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1962 |
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The Art of Assemblage, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (group) |
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1962 |
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Geometric Abstraction in America, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (group |
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1961 |
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Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY (1963, 64, 65) (solo) |
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1956 |
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John Heller Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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1954 |
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Citadella d’Arte Internazionale e d’Avanguardia, Ascona (1955, 58, 59) (solo) |
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1954 |
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Zoe Dusanne Gallery, New York, NY (1955) (solo) |
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1952 |
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American Watercolors, Drawings and Prints, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (group) |
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1947 |
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American Abstract Artist Exhibition, Riverside Museum, New York, NY (group) |
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1945 |
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The Women, Art of This Century, New York, NY (group) |
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1942 |
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Rose Fried Gallery, New York, NY (1947, 48) (solo) |
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Literature |
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2000 |
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Charmion von Wiegand: Spirituality in Abstraction, 1945-1969. New York, NY: Michael |
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1998 |
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Charmion von Wiegand: Spirit & Form, Collages. New York, NY: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery |
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