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Red Grooms Biography
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1937 |
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
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1956 |
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George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee
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1956 |
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New School for Social Research, New York, New York
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1957 |
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Hans Hoffman School of Fine Arts, Provincetown, Massachusetts
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1970 |
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California PS Grant for Film, New York, New York
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1982 |
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Cornucopia, commissioned by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia,
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1983 |
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Artists of the Year Award, 3rd Annual Arts Education Convention, Art Teachers of New
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1986 |
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Governor’s Award in the Arts, State of Tennessee
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1986 |
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National Arts Club Award, Gold Medal Honor
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1990 |
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Founders Medal, Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1996 |
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Some Like it Hot and Imaike Broadway commissioned by the City of Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan
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1996 |
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Art Masters Award, Artist Award: Sculpture
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1998 |
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Tennessee Fox Trot Carousel, permanent outdoor installation, Nashville, Tennessee
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2000 |
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Elected a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters
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Lifetime Achievement Award, National Academy of Design
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Piragüas de Frambuesa/Strawberry Ice Cones, monumental sculpture commissioned for Coamo, Puerto Rico
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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Red Grooms: Recent Paintings, Marlborough Gallery, New York, September 24 – October 27 (solo)
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2007
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Wit & Whimsy, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, March 6 - 31
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2007
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Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, June 6 – September 21
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2006
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Sculpture, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY, January 5-28
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2005
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Landscape,Cityscape, Marlborough Gallery, New York
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2005
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Nassau Red! Red Grooms: Ruckus in Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, New York (solo)
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2004
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Red Grooms: New Works in Wood, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2004
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Colored Pencil, KS Art, New York, New York
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2003
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La Fête, Le Bellevue, Biarritz, France; traveled to Museo Valenciano de la Ilustración y la Modernidad, Valencia, Spain
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2003
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The Human Comedy: Portraits by Red Grooms, Katonah Museum of Art (solo)
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2002
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Red Grooms: Recent Works, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2002
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Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, traveled to City Museum, St.
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2001
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Self-Made Men, DC Moore Gallery, New York, New York
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2000
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Déjà vu: Reworking the Past, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York.
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1999
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Red Grooms - New Works, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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1998
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Red Grooms and the Heroism of Modern Life, Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania (solo)
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1998
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Coming off the Wall, The Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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1997
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Traveling with Red Grooms, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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1996
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Red Grooms: A Personal Art History, New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut (solo)
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1995
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Red Grooms: Sculpture and Works on Paper 1980-1994, The Wood Street Galleries Pittsburgh, PA
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1995
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The Filmmuseum, The Filmmuseum Potsdam, Germany
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1995
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Red Grooms: What's All the Ruckus About?, Traveling Exhibition, Watercolors TN, FL, GA, MD
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1994 - 1995
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Red Grooms's Dame of the Narrows and the Greater New York Harbor, The Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY
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1994
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Target: Red Grooms!, Fredrick R. Weisman Museum of Art Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
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1993 - 1994
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Red Grooms, Nagoya City Art Museum Nagoya, Japan
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1993
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Red Grooms, Art Museum of Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX
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1993
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Red Grooms at Grand Central, Grand Central Terminal New York, NY
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1993
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Red Grooms' Ruckus Rodeo, Rockwell Museum Corning, NY
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1993
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Have Brush Will Travel: Red Grooms' Watercolor World, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1992
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Ruckus Rodeo, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities Arvada, CO
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1992
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Red Grooms: New Work, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1992
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Red Grooms: Dame of the Narrows, Long term installation, Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn, NY
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1992
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The Burning Building (revival) and Hot Water, Live Performances, Cabaret Voltaire New York, NY
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1991 - 1992
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Red Grooms, Kathryn Ellman Gallery Aspen, CO
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1986 - 1991
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Red Grooms: The Graphic Work, Organized by the Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN Traveling Exhibition
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1990
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Red Grooms: Tourist Traps and Other Places, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1990
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Red Grooms: Oeuvres Récentes, FIAC 1990 for Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1989
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Traveling with Red Grooms: Watercolors 1987-89, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1987
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Red Grooms: Recent Prints, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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1987
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Recent Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1987
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Red Grooms: Retrospective, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1987
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Graphics, Simms Fine Art New Orleans, LA
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1986
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Homage to Red Grooms, Cumberland Gallery Nashville, TN
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1986
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Rembrandt Takes a Walk; Gouaches for the book by Mark Strand, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1986
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Marlborough Fine Art, Marlborough Fine Art Tokyo, Japan
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1985 - 1986
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Red Grooms: A Retrospective 1956-1984, Organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Traveling Exhibition
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1985
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Red Grooms-Recent Work, Marlborough Fine Art London, England
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1985
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Hokin/Kaufman Gallery, Hokin Kaufman Gallery Chicago, IL
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1985
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Benjamin Mangel Gallery, Benjamin Mangel Gallery Philadelphia, PA
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1985
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Red Grooms: The Alley, Circulo de Bellas Artes Madrid, Spain
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1985
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Red Grooms!, Sette Publishing Co. Tempe, AZ
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1985
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Small Fry Gangster, Film by Red Grooms Edited by David Saunders
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1984
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Man Waking Up, Acted in by Red Grooms Film by Rudy Burckhardt
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1984
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Red Grooms: Recent Work, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1983
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Graphics from the 80s, Unicorn Gallery Aspen, CO
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1983
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Maquettes, Monotypes and Graphics, Anderson Ranch Aspen, CO
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1983
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Public Works-Private Patrons: Images of Modern Times by Red Grooms, Tampa Museum; Hunter Museum Tampa, FL; Chattanooga, TN
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1983
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Ruckus Rodeo, North Carolina Museum of Art Raleigh, NC
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1982
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Red Grooms: Philadelphia Cornucopia, Institute of Contemporary Art University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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1982
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Red Grooms: Welcome to Cleveland, The New Gallery of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH
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1982
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Benjamin Mangel Gallery, Benjamin Mangel Gallery Philadelphia, PA
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1982
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Red Grooms: Prints of the Seventies, Traveling Exhibition Organized by Fine Arts Center, Cheekwood, Nashville, TN
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1982
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Red Grooms: Ruckus Manhattan, Seibu Museum Tokyo, Japan
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1982
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Red Grooms 1977-1982, Carlson Gallery University of Bridgeport, CT
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1982
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Red Grooms: From the Permanent Collection, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Washington, D.C.
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1981
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Ruckus Rodeo, Aspen Center for the Visual Arts Aspen, CO
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1981
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Red Grooms: Originals from Local Collections, Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville, TN
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1981
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Red Grooms: Recent Works, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1981
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Ruckus Manhattan Revisited, Burlington House New York, NY
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1980
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Red Grooms: Works from the 60s, Hatton Art Gallery Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
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1980
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Camp Gallery/ Signet Fine Prints, Camp Gallery/ Signet Fine Prints St. Louis, MO
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1980
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Discount Store, The Lowe Art Museum University of Miami, FL
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1980
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Hippodrome Hardware, Film by Ruckus Studios, with Mimi Gross edited by David Saunders
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1979
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The Bookstore, Hudson River Museum Yonkers, NY
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1979
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Benjamin Mangel Gallery, Benjamin Mangel Gallery Philadelphia, PA
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1979
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Discount Store, Anderson Gallery Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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1978
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Martin Wiley Gallery, Martin Wiley Gallery Nashville, TN
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1978
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Discount Store, State University of New York Purchase, NY
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1978
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Little Red Riding Hood, Film by Red Grooms Photography by Rudy Burckhardt
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1977
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Galerie Roger d'Amecourt, Galerie Roger d'Amecourt Paris, France
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1977
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The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, The New Gallery of Contemporary Art Cleveland, OH
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1976
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Ruckus Manhattan, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1975 - 1976
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Ruckus Manhattan, Produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross 88 Pine Street, New York, NY
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1975 - 1976
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Ruckus Manhattan, Film by Ruckus Studios, with Mimi Gross
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1975
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Works on Paper, Brooke Alexander Gallery New York, NY
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1974
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Grow Great, Film by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross
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1973 - 1974
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The Ruckus World of Red Grooms, Traveling Exhibition New Brunswick, NJ; New York, NY; Caracas, Venezuela
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1972 - 1973
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The Conquest of Libya by Italia 1912-1913, Film by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross
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1972
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Hippodrome Hardware, Live Performance, Ruckus Studio New York, NY
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1972
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Allan Frumkin Gallery, Allan Frumkin Gallery Chicago, IL
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1972
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Fine Arts Center, Fine Arts Center Cheekwood, Nashville, TN
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1972
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Fredrick Gallery, Fredrick Gallery Washington, DC
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1971
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John Bernard Myers Gallery, John Bernard Myers Gallery New York, NY
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1971
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Institute of Contemporary Art, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA
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1970
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Tibor de Nagy Gallery New York, NY
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1970
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Red Grooms' Target Discount Store, Film produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross Film by Allan Kraning
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1969 - 1970
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Tappy Toes, Film produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross Music by John Herbert McDowell
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1969
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Encyclopedia of the Blessed, Acted in by Red Grooms Film by Mike Kuchar
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1968
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Meow Meow, Film by Red Grooms with Yvonne Anderson
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1968
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Berkeley Eruption, Live Performance, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
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1967
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City of Chicago, Traveling Exhibition Chicago, IL; Venice, Italy; Washington, D.C.; etc.
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1966
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Tibor de Nagy Gallery New York, NY
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1966
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Fat Feet, Film Produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross Photography by Yvonne Anderson
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1965
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Secret of Wendel Sampson, Acted in by Red Grooms Film by Mike Kuchar
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1965
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Tibor de Nagy Gallery New York, NY
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1962 - 1965
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Ruckus Shorts, Film Produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross Photography by Rudy Berckhardt
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1964
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Lurk, Acted in by Red Grooms Film by Rudy Burckhardt
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1963
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Miracle on the B.M.T., Acted in by Red Grooms Film by Rudy Burckhardt
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1963
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Tibor de Nagy Gallery, Tibor de Nagy Gallery New York, NY
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1962
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Nashville Artists Guild, Nashville Artists Guild Nashville, TN
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1962
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Shoot the Moon, Film produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross Photography by Rudy Berckhardt
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1961
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The Unwelcome Guest, Film produced by Ruckus Studios with Mimi Gross
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1960
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The Magic Train Ride, Live Performance, Reuben Gallery New York, NY
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1960
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Ruben Gallery, Ruben Gallery New York, NY
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1959
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The Walking Man, Live Performance, Sun Gallery Provincetown, MA
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1959
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The Burning Building, Live Performance, Delancey Street Museum New York, NY
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1958 - 1959
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City Gallery, City Gallery New York, NY
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1958
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Sun Gallery, Sun Gallery Provincetown, MA
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1958
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Play Called Fire, Live Performance, Sun Gallery Provincetown, MA
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