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Raymond Jonson Biography
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1891 |
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Born in Chariton, IA
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1909 - 1910 |
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Attented Portland Art School, Portland, OR
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1911 |
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Began studies at the Chicago Art Institute and the Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
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1912 - 1917 |
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Art director for the avant-garde Chicago Little Theater, Chicago, IL
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1922 |
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Moved to Santa Fe, NM
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1938 |
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Co-Founder, Transcendental Painting Group, Santa Fe, NM
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1950 |
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Jonson Gallery established at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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1934 - 1954 |
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Instructor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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1982 |
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Died in Albuquerque, NM
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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To Form from Air: Music and the Art of Raymond Jonson, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (solo)
The Transcendental Painting Group: Major Paintings, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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2008
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Raymond Jonson: Paintings (1940 – 1970), Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
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2007
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The Modern West: American Landscapes: 1890 – 1950, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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2004
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Breaking Boundaries: American Abstract Art, 1930 - 1945, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
1930s: Modern American Art & Design, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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2000
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Michael Rosenfeld Gallery: The First Decade, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1998
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Essence of the Orb, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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Abstraction Across America: 1934 – 1946, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1995
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Collage: Made in America, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1994
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Counterpoints: American Art: 1930 – 1945, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
On Paper: Abstraction in American Art, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1993
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Aspects of American Abstraction: 1930 – 1942, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY
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1964
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Raymond Jonson: A Retrospective Exhibition, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (solo)
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1945
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New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM
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1941
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New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM
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1940
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Museum of Non-Objective Painting, New York, NY
New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM
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1939
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Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, CA
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1917 - 1923
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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1921
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Swedish American Museum Center, Chicago, IL
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1913 - 1915
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
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Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX
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Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
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Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
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Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
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National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
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| Literature |
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2010
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Ware, Robert. To Form from Air: Music and the Art of Raymond Jonson. Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2010.
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| Links to further information |
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