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1920 |
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Born in Colgne, Germany to Dada Surrealist artist Max Ernst and art historian Louise Straus-Ernst
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1933 |
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Ernst family emigrated to Paris for being suspected by the new Nazi regime
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1938 |
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Emigrated to the United States
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1942 |
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Guggenheim's Art of This Century Gallery opens, October 20, with Jimmy as director
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1950 |
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Joins so-called "IrascibleEighteen" in protesting the anti-abstractionist bias of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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1951 |
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Instructor, Department of Design, Brooklyn College
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1952 |
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Became a U.S.citizen and lived in New York City and East Hampton, NY
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1961 |
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Awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
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1982 |
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Awarded an honorary Doctorate by Southampton College of Long Island University
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1983 |
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Elected to membership of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York
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1984 |
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Dies in New York City on February 6
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