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Perle Fine Biography
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1908 |
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Born May 1, in Boston, MA
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1920 |
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Studied at the Art Students League in New York, NY with Kimon Nicolaides
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1935 |
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Enrolled in Arts Students League
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1935 - 1939 |
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Studied under Hans Hoffman in the late 30s in New York, NY and Provincetown, MA
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1940 |
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Joins American Abstract Artists
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1951 |
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An early member of 10th St. "The Club"
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1954 - 1966 |
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Associate Professor of Art at Hofstra University, Long Island, NY
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1970 |
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Breaks with Hofmann's theories and begins to focus on spare, geometric works called Accordments
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1988 |
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Died May 31, in East Hampton, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Retrospective, Hofstra University, New York (solo)
"Modern and Postwar American Art," Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2008
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"Abstraction: Summer 2008," Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL
"From Berlin to New York: Karl Nierendorf and the Guggenheim," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
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2007
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"Perle Fine," Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
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2006
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"Paper Works by Abstract Masters," Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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"New York School Artists: Work of the 50's & 60's," Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
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1994
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"Reclaiming Artists of the New School Toward a More Inclusive View of the 1950's" Baruch College City Univeristy, NY
"New York-Provincetown: A 50's Connection" Provincetown Art Association and Musuem, MA
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1990
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"East Hampton Avant-Garde; A Salute to Signa Gallery" Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
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1984
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"The Return of Abstraction" Ingber Gallery, NY
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1978
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"Major Works: 1954-1978, A Selection of Drawings, Paintings, and Collages" Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY (solo)
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1972
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Joan Washburn Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1967
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Graham Gallery, New York, NY
"Hans Hoffman and His Students" Museum of Modern Art, NYC
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1964
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Graham Gallery, New York, NY
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1963
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Graham Gallery, New York, NY
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1961 - 1962
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"The Art of Assemblage" traveling exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York
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1961
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Graham Gallery, New York, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1958
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Tanager Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
"Nature in Abstraction; The Relation of Abstract Painting and Sculpture to Nature in 20th Century Art" The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1957
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"New York Painting and Sculpture Annual" Stable Gallery, NY
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1956
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"New York Painting and Sculpture Annual" Stable Gallery, NY
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1955
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Tanager Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
"New York Painting and Sculpture Annual" Stable Gallery, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1954
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"New York Painting and Sculpture Annual" Stable Gallery, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1953
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Betty Parson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
"New York Painting and Sculpture Annual" Stable Gallery, NY
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1952
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Betty Parson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1951
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Betty Parson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
"9th Street Show" first and 5 subsequent
"New York Painting and Sculpture Annual" Stable Gallery, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1950
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"American Painting Today 1950" The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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1949
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Betty Parson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1947
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M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1946 - 1947
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Nierendorf Gallery, New York NY (solo)
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1946
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The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
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1945
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Marian Willard Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
"Art of this Century" Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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