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Elaine de Kooning Biography
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1918 |
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Born Elaine Marie Fried on March 12, 1918 in New York, Ny
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1936 |
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Enrolls at Hunter College, drops out following year.
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1937 |
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Begins to attend classes at Leonardo da Vinci Art School, New York, NY
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1938 |
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Studies at American Artists School, 1938
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1943 |
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Marries Willem de Kooning
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1956 |
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Separated from Willem de Kooning, but they never divorced.
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1960 |
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Visiting professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
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1972 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia.
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1974 |
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Begins two-year professorship at Parsons School of Design, New York.
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1975 |
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Artist in residence, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
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1976 |
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Holds Mellon Chair at Cooper Union, New York
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1982 |
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Holds Milton and Sally Avery Chair, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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1984 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York.
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1985 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, The Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore.
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1988 |
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Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Long Island University, Southampton.
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1989 |
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Died in Southampton, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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New York Cool: Paintings and Sculptures from the NYU Art Collection, Grey Art Gallery, NYU, New York, NY
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2007
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Pathways and Parallls: Roads to Abstract Expressionism, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
A Culture in the Making, Hacket Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Aspects of Humanity, CCAS, Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
Black Mountain College, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Black Mountain College: Its Time and Place, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Starting at Zero: Black Mountain College, 1933-1957, Kettle's Yard, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
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2004
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JFK and Art, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
American Expressionism: Art and Social Change, 1920s - 1950s, Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL
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2003
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Elaine De Kooning, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1999
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Elaine de Kooning Portraits, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York, NY
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1997
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Art & Friendship: Selections from the Roland F. Pease Collection, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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Elaine de Kooning Paintings 1955 - 1965, Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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Major Paintings, Sculpture & Drawings, Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York, NY
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1994
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Washburn Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1988
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Gruenebaum Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1983
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Gruenebaum Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1982
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Phoenix II, Washington, D.C. (solo)
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1981
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Spectrum Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1976
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Graham Gallery, New York,NY (solo)
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1974
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Focus, Philadelphia Museum of Art
American Self-Portraits 1670-1973, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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1973
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Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, NJ (solo)
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1966
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Drew University, New Jersey, NJ (solo)
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1964
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Graham Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1963
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1961
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Graham Gallery, New York (solo)
De Aenille Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1960
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Holland-Goldowsky Gallery, Chicago (solo)
Howard Wise Gallery, Cleveland (solo)
Tanager Gallery, New York (solo)
Graham Gallery, New York (solo)
Hallmark Art Award Exhibition
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1959
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Gump's Gallery, New Mexico (solo)
Dord Fitz Gallery, Amarillo, New Mexico (solo)
Lyman Allyn Museum, New London, Connecticut
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1958
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Younger American Painters, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1957
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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (solo)
TTibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The New York School: The Second Generation, Jewish Museum, New York
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1953 - 1957
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The "9th St." Show, Stable Gallery New York, NY
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1956
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Stable Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Abstract Expressionism 1900-1955, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (traveling exh.)
Young American Painters, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (traveling exh.)
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1954
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Stable Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
International Biennial Exhibition of Painting, Tokyo
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1952
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Stable Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1951
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The "9th St." Show, Stable Gallery, New York, NY
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1950
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New Talent, Kootz Gallery, New York, NY
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