The Drawings of Richard Diebenkorn

About this book

Born in Portland Oregon (1922). Family moved to San Francisco Bay Area (1924). Attended Stanford University (1940 - 43; BA 1949) Studied at University of California Berkeley (1943) while serving in the U. S. Marine Corps (1943 - 45). Attended California School of Fine Arts (1946). Lived in Sausalito CA and taught at California School of Fine Arts (1947 - 50). Studied at University of New Mexico (MFA 1951). Began Berkeley series of abstract expressionist paintings (1953). Began still lifes then landscapes as a prelude to figurative paintings (1955). Taught at California College of Arts and Crafts Oakland (1955 - 59). Taught at San Francisco Art Institute (1959 - 63). Lived in Santa Monica and taught at University of California Los Angeles (1966 - 73). Began Ocean Park series (1967). Died in Berkeley CA (1993). Museum Exhibitions include: The Drawings of Richard Diebenkorn organized by the Museum of Modern Art New York (1988); major traveling retrospective The Whitney Museum of American Art (1988); Elected to The Royal Academy London (1992). Blue Surround Evolution of Print MH de Young Memorial Museum The Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (1994); The Art of Richard Diebenkorn The Whitney Museum of American Art New York NY (1997-1998). Clubs and Spades The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco California Palace Legion of Honors San Francisco CA (2002). The Ocean Park Series Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth Fort Worth TX; traveling to Orange County Museum of Art Newport Beach CA; Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington D.C. (2011-2012).