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Bob Thompson Biography
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1937 |
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Born in Louisville, KY
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1956 - 1958 |
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University of Louisville
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1960s |
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Travels abroad extensively and spends time in Paris, Ibiza, and Rome
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1966 |
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Dies in Rome at the age of 29
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2002
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Modernism & Abstraction: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Academy of Design, New York, NY
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2002
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African-American Art: 20th Century Masterworks, IX, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1999
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The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1999
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Bob Thompson: Fantastic Visions: Paintings & Drawings, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (Solo)
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1999
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Search for the Unicorn: Paintings by Jan Müller and Bob Thompson, Lori Bookstein Fine Art New York, NY
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1998
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Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY (Solo)
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1997
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Bob Thompson: Heroes, Martyrs & Spectres, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (Solo)
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1978
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The World of Bob Thompson, The Studio Museum in Harlem Harlem, NY (Solo)
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1976
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Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY (Solo)
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1976
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Bob Thompson 1937-66: A Tribute, Martha Jackson Gallery New York, NY
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1975
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National Collection of Fine Arts, Smithsonian Institute Washington, D.C.
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1969
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New School Art Center, New School For Social Research, New York, NY (Solo)
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1969
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Afro-American Artists Since 1950, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
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1967
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Friends of Bob Thompson Present a Group Memorial Exhibit, St. Mark’s Gallery, New York, NY
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1966
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The Harry N. Abrams Family Collection, The Jewish Museum, New York, NY
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1965
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Figuration, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY
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1964
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Looking Back 1964-1949, Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY
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1963
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El Cosario Gallery, Ibiza, Spain (Solo)
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1963
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Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, NY (Solo)
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1963
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The Drawing Shop, New York, NY (Solo)
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1960
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Delancey Street Museum, New York, NY (Solo)
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1960
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Jay Milder and Bob Thompson, Zabriskie Gallery, New York, NY
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1960
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The Figure in Contemporary American Painting and Sculpture, The American Federation of Arts, NY
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| Links to further information |
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