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Theodoros Stamos Biography
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1922 |
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Born: in New York, NY
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1936 |
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Studied sculpture, under Simon Kennedy and Joseph Kouzal, at the American Artist School, New York, NY
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1951 |
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Received the Tiffany Foundation Fellowship
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1950 - 1954 |
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Taught at the Black Mountain College, Asheville, NC
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1955 |
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Instructor at the Art Students League, New York, NY
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1956 |
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National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, New York, NY
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1959 |
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Brandeis University Creative Arts Award, Waltham, MA
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1966 |
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Lecturer at the School of Fine Arts, Columbia University, New York, NY
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1967 |
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National Arts Foundation Award, Washington, D.C.
Mainichi Newspaper Prize, Tokyo International
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1967 - 1968 |
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Taught at the Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
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Died: in Yannina, Greece
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Theodoros Stamos: Infinity and Beyond, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
Gallery Selections Summer 2008, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
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2007
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A Culture in the Making, Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism, Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York, NY
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2006
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Picasso to Pop: Aspects of Modern Art, The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
The Alpha Bank Collection: Greek Art since 1920, MMCA Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessalonica, Greece
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2005
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Theodoros Stamos: An Exhibition of One of the "Irascibles," Crane Kalman Gallery, London, UK (solo)
Theodore Stamos: Six Select Paintings, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2004
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Theodore Stamos : A Selection of Paintings, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2003
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Theodoros Stamos, Florian Sundheimer Galerie, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2002
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British and American Art, Crane Kalman Gallery, London, UK
Perspectives II: Five Decades of Seminal Work, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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British, European and American Art, Crane Kalman Gallery, London, UK
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2000
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Abstract Notions: Selections from the Permanent Collection, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Fine Arts Center, Amherst, MA
Modern Odysseys, Greek-American Artists of the 20th Century, Greek State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessalonica, Greece
Expresionismo Abstracto, Fundación Juan March, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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1999
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Color & Field, American Contemporary Art Gallery, Munich, Germany
Modern Odysseys: Greek American Artists of the 20th Century, Queens Museum of Art, New York, NY
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1998
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Kouros Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1997
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Theodoros Stamos 1922-1997-A Retrospective, The National Gallery, Athens, Greece; Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens, Greece (solo)
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1996
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Paper Work, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
Hiro Gallery, Tokyo, Japan (solo) Arranged by P.T. Efstathiou.
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1992
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Black Mountain College/Scratching the Surface, Station Gallery, Katonah, NY
Theodoros Stamos 1947-1963, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1990
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Recent Work, Louis Newman Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA
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1989
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Stamos, Dorsky Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1988
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20th Anniversary Show, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
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1987
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Städisches Museum Leverkusen, Germany
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1986 - 1987
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Abstraction By American Masters Over 50, R.H. Love Modern, Chicago, IL
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1986
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Stamos, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1985
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Ericson Gallery New York, NY (solo)
Kouros Gallery, New York, NY
Galerie Würthle, Vienna, Austria
Harcourts Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Turske and Turske, Zurich, Switzerland
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1982
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A Curator's Choice 1942-1963, Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, NY
Abstract Expressionism Lives, Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT
Theodoros Stamos, Karen and Jean Bernier Gallery, Athens, Greece (solo)
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1980
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Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, NY (solo)
Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1977
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Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1973
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Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE (solo)
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1972
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Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1961 - 1970
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André Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1969
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Waddington Fine Arts Gallery, Montreal, Canada (solo)
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1967
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Spingold Theater Arts Center Gallery, Waltham, MA (solo)
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1961
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Galleria del Naviglio, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1960
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André Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, UK (solo)
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1958
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Retrospective, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (solo)
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1956
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Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY(solo)
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1954
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Philips Memorial Gallery, Washington, D.C (solo)
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1953
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Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1951
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Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1950
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Philips Memorial Gallery, Washington, D.C (solo)
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1949
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Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1948
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Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1947
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Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1945
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Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1943
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Wakefield Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
National Picture Gallery, Athens, Greece
Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Chrysler Art Museum, Norfolk, VA
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C
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