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Willem de Kooning Biography
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1904 |
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Born in Rotterdam, Holland
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1916 |
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Enrolled, Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts & Letters, Rotterdam, Holland
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1926 |
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Immigrated to the United States
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1934 |
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Joined the Artist's Union
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1935 |
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Joined mural division, W.P.A. Federal Art Project
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1962 |
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Became United States Citizen
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1964 |
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Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon B. Johnson, Washington, DC
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1975 |
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Awarded Gold Medal, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
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1982 |
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Elected member of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
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1985 |
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Awarded National Medal of Arts by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Washington, DC
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1984
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Willem de Kooning - Zeichnungen, Gemälde, Skulpturen, Akademie der Künste Berlin, Germany
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1983
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Willem de Kooning: The North Atlantic Light, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Holland
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1976 - 1977
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Willem de Kooning: Painting and Sculpture, organized by the Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC (exhibition opened in Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
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1976 - 1977
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Paris-New York, Centre Georges Pompidou Paris, France
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1958
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The New American Painting, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1953
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Retrospective, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
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1950
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Venice Biennale Venice, Italy
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1948
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De Kooning, Egan Gallery New York, NY
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1948
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Annual Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1944
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Abstract and Surrealist Art in America, Mortimer Brandt Gallery New York, NY
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1942
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American and French Painting, McMillen Inc. New York, NY
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1936
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New Horizons in American Art, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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