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Ralph Coburn Biography
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1923 |
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Born in Minneapolis, MN
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1941 - 1943 |
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Attends MIT, School of Architecture, Cambridge, MA
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1944 - 1945 |
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Called to register for military service then discharged due to poor vision. Works as a draftsman at the Miami Air Deport, Miami, FL
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1945 - 1948 |
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Returns to MIT to continue architectural studies. Withdraws to pursue a career in painting. Studies painting and life drawing, Cambridge, MA
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1945 - 1948 |
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Works at the Institute of Modern Art, Boston and later at the Mirski Gallery, Boston, MA
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1957 |
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Hired by MIT to design publications and posters in their newly formed Office of Publications, Cambridge, MA
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1988 |
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Retires from the Office of Publications, MIT, Cambridge, MA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2002
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The Visionary Decade: New Voices in Art in 1940's Boston. Boston University, Boston, MA
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1969
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Begins exhibiting his grid based paintings and collages at the Alpha Gallery in Boston, MA
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1952
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Exhibits paintings with Ellsworth Kelly in Caracas, Venezuala
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1950
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Exhibits at Salon Nouvelles Realites, Paris, France
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Boston Public Library, Boston, MA
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Brockton Art Museum, Brockton, MA
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Cape Ann Historical Museum, Cape Ann, MA
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Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
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Museum of Modern Art Caracas, Venezuela
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Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
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Stedlijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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