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Marisol Escobar Biography
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1949 |
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School Ecôle des Beaux Arts, France
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1950 |
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School Arts Student League, New York
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1950 - 1954 |
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School with Hans Hofmann The New School, New York, NY
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1958 |
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Award of Excellence in Design The Arts Commission of the City of New York, NY
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1975 |
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Public Commission, The Scarlet Letter Lincoln Center, New York, NY
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1978 |
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American Academy of Arts and Letters Award
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1979 |
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Public Commission, Opera House Lincoln Center, New York, NY
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1986 |
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Honorary Doctorate in Arts Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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1992 |
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11th Ann. Art Comm. Awards for Excel. in Design New York, NY
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1992 |
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Honorary Doctorate in Fine Arts State University of New York, Buffalo
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1992 |
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Stage sets for Martha Graham's Eyes of the Goddess City Center Theater, New York, NY
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1995 |
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Medal of Honor, National Arts Club New York, NY
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1997 |
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Honorary Doctorate in Arts Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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Marisol Retrospective Exhibition 1960-2007, Neuhoff Edelman Gallery, NYC
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1998
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“Stages of Creation: Public Sculpture by National Academy Museum, NY
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1997
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“ Art 1997 CHICAGO: 5th Annual Expo of International Galleries Featuring Modern and Contemporary Art “, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
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1997
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“ The Feminine Image”, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
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1997
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“ Spring 1997 Exhibition: Marisol, Robert Murray, Jay Wholley”, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
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1996
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Latin Viewpoints into the Mainstream”, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
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1995
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Marisol Retrospective Exhibition, The Hakone Open-Air Museum Kanagawa, Japan
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1995
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Marisol Retrospective Exhibition, The Museum of Modern Art Shiga, Japan
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1995
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Marisol Retrospective Exhibition, Iwai City Art Museum Fukushima, Japan
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1995
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Marisol Retrospective Exhibition, Kagoshima City Museum of Art Kagoshima, Japan
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1995
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Marlborough Gallery, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1993
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Venezuelan Masters of the 20th Century in American Collections, The Venezuelan Center Gallery New York, NY
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1993
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Figure: Contemporary Sculpture, Marlborough Gallery New York, NY
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1992
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20th Century Masters: Works on Paper, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1992
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Images of Japan, Tenri Gallery Cultural Institute of New York, NY
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1992
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Marisol, New Jersey Center for Visual Arts Summit, NJ
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1991
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Marisol: Selected Sculpture, Riva Yares Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
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1991
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Marisol Portrait Sculpture, National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C.
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1991
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Masterworks of Contemporary Sculpture (1970-1990), Traveling, Isetan Museum Tokyo, Japan
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1990
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Body Language! The Figure in the Art of Our Time, Rose Art Museum Brandeis University, Waltham, MD
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1990
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Seoul International Art Festival, The National Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul, Korea
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1989
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Sidney Janis Gallery, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1989
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Marisol: Recent Sculpture, Galerie Tokoro Tokyo, Japan
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1988
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Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art Boca Raton, FL
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1988
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Dolly Fiterman Gallery, Dolly Fiterman Gallery Minneapolis, MN
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1988
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Venice Biennale, Venice Biennale Venice, Italy
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1988
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Urban Figures, Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris New York, NY
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1987
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The Artist's Mother: Portraits and Homages, The Heckscher Museum Huntington, NY
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1985
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Forms in Wood, American Sculpture of the 1950's, Philadelphia Art Museum Philadelphia, PA
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1985
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Dorothy C. Miller, With an Eye to American Art, Smith College Museum of Art MA
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1984
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New Portraits, Institute for Art & Urban Resources, P.S. 1 Long Island City, NY
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1984
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Drawing Since 1974, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden Washinton, D.C.
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1984
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Masters of the Sixties, Marisa del Re Gallery New York, NY
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1984
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Ways of Wood, Sculpture Center New York, NY
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1984
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Sidney Janis Gallery, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1983
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American Women Artists Part I: 20th Century Pioneers, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1982
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Makler Gallery, Makler Gallery Philadelphia, PA
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1981
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Artists and Artistes by Marisol, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1981
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New Dimensions in Drawing, Aldrich Museum Ridgefield, CT
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1978
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7 Americans, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1978
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American Academy of Arts and Letters, award recipient , American Academy of Arts and Letters New York, NY
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1978
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Another Aspect of Pop Art, P.S. 1 Long Island City, New York
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1978
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Marisol Drawings, Chatham College Pittsburgh, PA
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1977
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Contemporary Arts Museum, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, TX
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1977
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American Sculpture: Folk & Modern, Queens Museum Queens, New York
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1976
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The Golden Door: Artist-Immigrants of America, 1876-1976, Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C.
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1975
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6 Americans, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1975
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The Art Students League of New York 100th Anniversary, Kennedy Galleries New York, NY
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1975
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Realism and Reality, Kunsthalle Darmstadt Darmstadt, Germany
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1975
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The Nude in American Art, Traveling, New York Cultural Center New York, NY
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1975
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Sidney Janis Gallery, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1975
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Makler Gallery, Makler Gallery Philadelphia, PA
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1974
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Trisolini Gallery of Ohio University, Trisolini Gallery of Ohio University Athens, Ohio
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1974
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Twenty-fifth Anniversary Part II, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1973
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Jewelry as Sculpture as Jewelry, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, MA
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1973
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Sculptor's Drawings, Margo Leavin Gallery Los Angeles, CA
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1973
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The New York Cultural Center, The New York Cultural Center New York, NY
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1973
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Sidney Janis Gallery, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1972
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Colossal Scale, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1971
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Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1971
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Modern International Sculpture, Hakone Open Air Museum Hakone, Japan
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1971
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Art Around the Automobile, traveling, Emily Lowe Gallery Hofstra University, New York
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1971
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Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Art Museum Worcester, MD
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1970
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Moore College of Art, Moore College of Art Philadelphia, PA
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1970
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Carnegie International Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
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1970
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L'Art vivant American, Fondation Maeght Saint-Paul, France
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1970
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7 Artists, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1969
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7 Artists, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1969
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Pop Art Redefined, Hayward Gallery London, England
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1969
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Modern International Sculpture, First Prize, Hakone Open Air Museum Hakone, Japan
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1969
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29th Annual Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
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1969
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American Drawings of the 60's: A Selection, The New School New York, NY
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1968
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The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection, The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1968
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Word and Image, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1968
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The Obsessive Image, Institute of Contemporary Art London, England
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1968
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Documenta IV, Documenta IV Kassel, Germany
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1968
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Represents Venezuela, XXXIV Venice Biennale Venice, Italy
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1967
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American Sculpture in the 60's, The Los Angeles County Museum Los Angeles, CA
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1967
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The 1967 Pittsburgh International, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
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1967
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Homage to Marilyn Monroe, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1967
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Figures of State, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1967
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Figures of State, Hanover Gallery London, England
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1966
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The Harry N. Abrams Family Collection, The Jewish Museum New York, NY
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1966
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Erotic Art '66, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1966
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Latin American Art Since Independence, traveling exhibi, The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1966
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68th American Exhibition, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
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1966
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Art of the United States, 1670-1964, The Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1966
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Whitney Annual: Sculpture and Prints, The Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1966
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Tribute to Frank O'Hara, The Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1966
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Sidney Janis Gallery, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1965
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Op and Pop, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1965
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The New American Realism, Worcester Art Museum Worcester, MD
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1965
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Arts Club of Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago Chicago, IL
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1964
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Stable Gallery, Stable Gallery New York, NY
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1964
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The 1964 Pittsburgh International, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
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1964
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Between the Fairs, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1963
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3 Generations, Sidney Janis Gallery New York, NY
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1962
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Recent Aquisitions, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1962
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Annual Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings, The Whitney Museum of American Art New York, NY
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1962
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Stable Gallery, Stable Gallery New York, NY
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1961
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The Art of Assemblage, Museum of Modern Art New York, NY
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1961
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The Art of Assemblage, Museum of Contemporary Art Dallas, TX
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1961
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The Art of Assemblage, Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
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1959
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The 1959 Pittsburgh International, Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
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1959
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Pan American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
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1959
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Work in 3 Dimensions, Leo Castelli New York, NY
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1958
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Festival of Two Worlds, Festival of Two Worlds Spoleto, Italy
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1958
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Leo Castelli Gallery, Leo Castelli Gallery New York, NY
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