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Nancy Holt 1938–2014
Nancy Holt (April 5, 1938 – February 8, 2014) was an American artist most known for her public sculpture, installation art, concrete poetry, and land art. Throughout her career, Holt also produced ...
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Join us for an unforgettable night at the 2025 Art Party, as the Whitney is transformed into Studio 99! Embrace the vibrant spirit of the '70s as you dance the night away and explore our captivating ...
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Mickalene Thomas 1971–
Mickalene Thomas (born January 28, 1971) is a contemporary African-American visual artist best known as a painter of complex works using rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel. Thomas's collage work is ...
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Ailey Performance Program
Edges of Ailey includes a suite of performances in the Museum’s third-floor theater. Alongside the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Ailey II, the performance program will feature an array of ...
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Then/Now: How can a site-specific artwork enrich our appreciation of the environment?
69 Gansevoort Street, 1938. Photography by Sol Libsohn (1914-2001) for Federal Art Project. Museum of the City of New York. 43.131.6.180 Pier 52, North River, 1951. Irma and Paul Milstein Division of ...
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Purvis Young 1943–2010
Purvis Young (February 4, 1943 – April 20, 2010) was an American artist of Bahamian descent. Young's work is celebrated at the museum and institutional level while also finding a home in many private ...
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Dorr Bothwell 1902–2000
Dorr Hodgson Bothwell (May 3, 1902 – September 24, 2000) was an American artist, designer, educator, and world-traveler. A varied artist, Bothwell was considered a part of the Bay Area Surrealist ...
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Dotty Attie 1938–
Dotty Attie (born 1938) is an acclaimed feminist painter, and the co-founder of the first all-female cooperative art gallery in America, A.I.R. Gallery. Her work has been widely exhibited and is in ...
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Rosemarie Beck 1923–2003
Rosemarie Beck (July 8, 1923 – July 15, 2003) was an American abstract expressionist, figurative expressionist painter in the post-World War II era. She was married to the writer and editor Robert ...
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Teaching Tips
Whitney educators ask different types of open-ended questions to elicit varied responses to a work of art. Some questions ask students to look closely and focus their attention on the visual elements ...
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Courses and Workshops
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2015–2016 Teacher Exchange
Stacy is a visual arts teacher for grades six through nine at our partnership school, The Clinton School for Writers and Artists. Alex is an earth science and physics teacher for grades nine and ...