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Federico Castellon Biography
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1921 |
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Family moved to Brooklyn, NY
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1934 - 1938 |
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Awarded four-year Traveling Fellowship from Spanish Government
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1940 |
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Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
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1943 |
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Becomes an American Citizen; Inducted into the US Army
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1945 |
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Stationed at Office of Strategic Services: Washington, DC; Kunming, China and India
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1946 |
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Discharged from US Army; Begins teaching career
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1949 |
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Awarded second Guggenheim Fellowship
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1951 |
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Begins Teaching at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2000
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Michael Rosenfeld Gallery: The First Decade, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1999
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Drawn Across the Century: Highlights from the Dillard Collection of Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
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1997
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Surrealism and American Art 1932-1949, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
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1996
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Exploring the Unknown: Surrealism in American Art, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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Federico Castellon, Surrealist Drawings, 1933 –1939, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1995
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Collage: Made in America, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1995
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El Surrealismo En Espana, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte, Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain
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1994
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Counterpoints: American Art 1930-1945, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1992
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Federico Castellon, Surrealist Paintings Rediscovered 1933-1934, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1972
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American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY (solo)
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1968
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Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angles, CA (solo)
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1964
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Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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1958
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Society of Illustrators, New York, NY (solo)
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1952
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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1947
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Associated American Artists Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1944
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National Academy of Design, New York, NY
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1938 - 1939
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American Federation of the Arts, New York, NY (solo)
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1937
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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1934
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Wehye Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1934
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Prado De Almeria, Almeria, Spain (solo)
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1934
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Casa Velasquez, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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1996
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Federico Castellon, Surrealist Drawings, 1933-1939. New York, NY: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 1996
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1992
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Federico Castellon, Surrealist Paintings Rediscovered, 1933-1934. New York, NY: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, 1992
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| Links to further information |
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