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Louise Nevelson Biography
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1899 |
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Born on September 23 in Kiev, Russia to Isaac Berliawsky and Minna Ziesel Smolerank. There were four children: Nathan, Louise, Anita, and Lillian
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1905 |
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The family moved to the U.S and settled in Rockland, Maine
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1920 |
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Married Charles Nevelson and moved to New York
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1922 |
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Son Myron (Mike) was born.
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1929 - 1930 |
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Studied at the Art Students League in New York with Kenneth Hayes Miller
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1931 |
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Studied with Hans Hofmann in Munich
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1931 |
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Worked as an extra in films in Berlin and Vienna
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1932 |
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Assistant to Diego Rivera
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1932 |
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Studied modern dance with Ellen Kearns
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1973 |
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Honorary degree from Smith College, Northampton, MA
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1977 |
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Received an honorary degree from Columbia University, New York
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1988 |
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Died April 17 in her home in New York City
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Jesuvian Process, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York City, NY
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2008
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Selections from the collection of Helga and Walther Lauffs, Zwirner & Wirth, New York City, NY
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2007
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Etching since 1950, Davison Art Center, Middletown
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2006
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Dialog Skulptur, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen
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2005
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Boca Raton collects, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
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2004
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Picasso to Pop: A Growing Contemporary Collection, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
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2003
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Printmaking Methods - Etching, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
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2002
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Art Cologne, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie
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2001
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Art Cologne, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie
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2001
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Art Palm Beach 2001, Fay Gold Gallery (group)
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2001
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ARTCHICAGO 2001, Fay Gold Gallery (group)
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1999
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San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fay Gold Gallery (group)
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1998
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Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT (group)
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1998
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Radcliffe Bailey, Louise Nevelson, Doug and Mike Starn, San Francisco International Art Exposition, Fay Gold Gallery (group)
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1998
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Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA (solo)
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1998
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PaceWildenstein, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1998
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Art Cologne, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie (solo)
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1998
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Louise Nevelson, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Bielefeld
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1997
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Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1996
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Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne
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1995
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Arij Gasiunasen Fine Art, Florida (solo)
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1995
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MOMA, New York, NY (group)
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1995
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Rachel Adler, New York, NY (group)
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1995
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Ace Gallery, Mexico (group)
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1994
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UBU Gallery, New York, NY (group)
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1994
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Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy (solo)
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1993
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Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA (group)
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1992
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Brooklyn Museum, NY (group)
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1992
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The Hudson River Museum (group)
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1992
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Bellas Artes, Santa Fe, NM (solo)
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1992
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Hokin Gallery, Palm Beach, FL (solo)
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1991
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Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, NY (group)
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1991
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Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (group)
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1990
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Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY (group)
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1986
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Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, France (solo)
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1964
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The Pace Gallery, New York and Boston (solo)
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1961
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Tanager Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1961
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Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris (solo)
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1961
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Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, West Germany (solo)
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1960
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David Herbert Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1960
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Devorah Sherman Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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1960
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Galerie Daniel Cordier, Paris (solo)
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1959
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Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1958
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Esther Stuttman Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1956
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Grand Central Moderns Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1954
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Marcia Clapp Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1950
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Lotte Jacobi Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1943
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Norlyst Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1941
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Nierendorf Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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