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Roy De Forest Biography
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1930 |
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Born in North Platte, NE
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1950 - 1952 |
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California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
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1953 |
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B.A., San Francisco State College, San Francisco, CA
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1958 |
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M.A., San Francisco State College, San Francisco, CA
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2007 |
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Died in Port Costa, CA
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2013
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“The Merry-Go-Round Show of 1955,” 871 Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
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2013
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“Roy De Forest: A Simple Life,” George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2012
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“Roy De Forest: A Figure of Our Times,” Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2012
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“Bark!” John Natsoulas Gallery, St. Davis, CA (solo)
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2012
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“Ink,” Sacramento City College’s Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
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2012
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“One Must Know the Animals,” Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
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2012
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“Renegade Humor,” San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
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2012
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“Drawings,” Russell Bowman Art Advisory, Chicago, IL
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2011
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“Circle of Friends: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculptures by Robert Arneson, Joan Brown, Roy DeForest, Peter Saul, and William T. Wiley,” George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2011
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Group Show: Size Matters: Large-Scale and Small-Scale Paintings, Drawings and Sculptures, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2010
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Summer Group Show: New and Classic, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2010
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Different Strokes: 20th Century Drawing, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2009
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“Painting the Big Painting,” Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2008
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"Roy De Forest: A Memorial Exhibition, Paintings, Drawings and Constructions 1965-2007," George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
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2006
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Sit Down! Artist Bench Invitational, Montalvo Gallery, Saratoga, CA
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2005 - 2006
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Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
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2005
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George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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Recent Paintings, IMAGO Galleries, Palm Desert, CA (solo)
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2003
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Three Masters: Roy De Forest, Jack Earl, Richard Shaw, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
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2003
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Gallery Artists Summer Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2003
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Sculpture 2003, Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA
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2003
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Animality, Roy De Forest and Others, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2002
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A Slow Time in Arcadia: Roy De Forest and William T. Wiley 1960-2002, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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2002
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LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM (solo)
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2001
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Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
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2001
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Robert Hudson and Roy De Forest: Recent Work, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1998 - 2001
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Roy De Forest & Gaylen Hanson, Paris Gibson Square Museum. Great Falls, Montana; Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT; Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA; Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR; Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
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1999
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Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
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1998
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Wild Things: Artists' Views of the Animal World, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1997 - 1998
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1997 Collector's Show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greesboro, NC; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; Yale University Art GalleryNew Haven, CT
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1997
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New Constructions, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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A Singular Vision: Prints from Landfall Press, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
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1997
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Mixing Business with Pleasure, Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
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1996
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George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1996
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Natsoulas / Novelozo, Davis, CA
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1994
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John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1993
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New Paintings and Drawings, Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1992
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John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1991
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
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1990
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Frumkin/Adams Gallery, New York, NY
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1990
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Fuller Gross Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1990
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Stanford Museum of Art, Standford, CA
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1990
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Natsoulas / Novelozo, Davis, CA
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1989
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Marilyn Butler Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
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1989
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Fuller Gross Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1988
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Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
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1988
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Natsoulas / Novelozo, Davis, CA
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1986
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Fuller Gross Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1985
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Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY
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1984
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Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1983
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University of California, Riverside, CA
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1982
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Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1981
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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1980
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Allan Frumkin Gallery, New York, NY
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1979
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Manolides Gallery, Seattle, WA
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1978
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Clark/Benton Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
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1978
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Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1977
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Allan Frumkin Gallery, Chicago, IL
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1976
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Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC
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1976
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Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1975
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Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1975
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Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1974
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Galerie Allen, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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1974
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Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1973
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Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1973
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Galerie Darthea Speyer, Paris, France
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1972
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Manolides Gallery, Seattle, WA
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1971
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Gallery Marc, Washington, DC
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1971
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Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1969
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San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
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1967
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City College of Sacramento Art Gallery, CA
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1966
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Peninsula Gallery, Menlo Park, CA
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1965
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East and West Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1963
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Dilexi Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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1962
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San Francisco Art Association Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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| Selected Public Collections |
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Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
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Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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Stanford University, Museum of Art, Palo Alto, CA
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University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
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University Art Museum, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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University of Rochester, Memorial Art Gallery, New York, NY
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Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
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Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
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Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
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Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
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Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
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Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN
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Musee Cantonal des Beaux Arts, Switzerland
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Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
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Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
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Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
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San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
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Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California, Santa Barbara, CA
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Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
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California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
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The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
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Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
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Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
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Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
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Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NeNY
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Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
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La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
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Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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