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Biography |
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1918 |
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Born Elaine Marie Fried on March 12, 1918 in New York, Ny |
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1936 |
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Enrolls at Hunter College, drops out following year. |
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1937 |
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Begins to attend classes at Leonardo da Vinci Art School, New York, NY |
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1938 |
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Studies at American Artists School, 1938 |
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1943 |
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Marries Willem de Kooning |
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1956 |
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Separated from Willem de Kooning, but they never divorced. |
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1960 |
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Visiting professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. |
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1972 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia. |
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1974 |
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Begins two-year professorship at Parsons School of Design, New York. |
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1975 |
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Artist in residence, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts. |
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1976 |
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Holds Mellon Chair at Cooper Union, New York |
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1982 |
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Holds Milton and Sally Avery Chair, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. |
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1984 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York. |
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1985 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore. |
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1988 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Long Island University, Southampton. |
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1989 |
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Died in Southampton, NY |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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New York Cool: Paintings and Sculptures from the NYU Art Collection, Grey Art Gallery, NYU, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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Pathways and Parallls: Roads to Abstract Expressionism, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
A Culture in the Making, Hacket Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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Aspects of Humanity, CCAS, Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Black Mountain College, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Black Mountain College: Its Time and Place, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Starting at Zero: Black Mountain College, 1933-1957, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
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2004 |
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JFK and Art, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
American Expressionism: Art and Social Change, 1920s - 1950s, Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL |
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2003 |
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Elaine De Kooning, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1999 |
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Elaine de Kooning Portraits, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York |
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1997 |
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Art & Friendship: Selections from the Roland F. Pease Collection, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York |
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1996 |
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Elaine de Kooning Paintings 1955 - 1965, Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York |
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1996 |
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Major Paintings, Sculpture & Drawings, Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York |
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1994 |
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Washburn Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1988 |
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Gruenebaum Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1983 |
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Gruenebaum Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1982 |
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Phoenix II, Washington, D.C. (solo) |
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1981 |
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Spectrum Fine Art Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1976 |
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Graham Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1974 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Focus, Philadelphia Museum of Art
American Self-Portraits 1670-1973, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
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1973 |
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Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey (solo) |
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1966 |
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Drew University, New Jersey (solo) |
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1964 |
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Graham Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1963 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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1961 |
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Graham Gallery, New York (solo)
De Aenille Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1960 |
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Holland-Goldowsky Gallery, Chicago (solo)
Howard Wise Gallery, Cleveland (solo)
Tanager Gallery, New York (solo)
Graham Gallery, New York (solo)
Hallmark Art Award Exhibition |
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1959 |
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Gump's Gallery, New Mexico (solo)
Dord Fitz Gallery, Amarillo, New Mexico (solo)
Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut |
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1958 |
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Younger American Painters, Museum of Modern Art, New York |
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1957 |
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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (solo)
The New York School: The Second Generation, Jewish Museum, New York |
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1956 |
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Stable Gallery, New York (solo)
Expressionism 1900-1955, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis |
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1954 |
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Stable Gallery, New York (solo)
International Biennial Exhibition of Painting, Tokyo |
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1952 |
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Stable Gallery, New York (solo) |
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1950 |
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New Talent, Kootz Gallery, New York |
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