Born |
Mexico City, August 19, 1938 |
Died |
Venice, California, December 27, 2008 |
Education |
San Jose State College, 1961-1963 |
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San Francisco Art Institute, 1963-1964 |
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Civic Monuments |
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2002 |
The Great Bronze Doors, for the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles |
2001 |
"Prologue," addition to the FDR Memorial - Washington DC |
1999 |
Charlie "Bird" Parker Memorial - Kansas City, Missouri |
1997 |
Duke Ellington Monument - New York City |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial - Washington D.C. |
1994 |
Plumed Serpent - City of San Jose, California |
1986 |
Joe Louis Memorial - Detroit, Michigan |
1984 |
Olympic Gateway - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, California |
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Public and Private Commissions |
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2007 |
"Blessed Basil Moreau" Basilica of Notre Dame University, Indiana |
2006 |
"Glass Panels," School of Architecture, University of Southern California |
2005 |
"Garden Panels," Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Unobskey, San Francisco, California |
2003 |
"Torso," Rodeo Drive, City of Beverly Hills, California |
1994 |
"Door," Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Unobskey, San Francisco, California |
1991 |
"Source Figure," First Interstate World Center, Los Angeles, California |
1990 |
"Wall," Andy Williams Residence, Branson, Missouri |
1987 |
"San Jose Fountain," U.S. Courthouse/Federal Bldg., San Jose, California |
1985 |
"Kentucky Derby Plaque," Kentucky Derby Festival |
1984 |
"Column," 72 Market St. Restaurant, Venice, California |
1983 |
"Column," Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, California |
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"Four Crocker Fountains," Los Angeles, California |
1981 |
"Retrospective Column," Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
1980 |
"Garden Pool," Michael's Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA |
1978 |
"Dance Columns," Wright-Runsted Building, Seattle, Washington |
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UCLA Murphy Sculpture Garden, Los Angeles, CA |
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"Dance Door," for Marcia & Frederick Weisman Residence, Beverly Hills |
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Donated to the Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA |
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Architectural Projects |
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1995 |
Huston-Graham House, Venice, California & adjacent studio in progress |
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Design of UCLA Doumani Sculpture Garden, California |
1994 |
Santa Fe City Center Project, Mexico City |
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Co-Design with Jon Jerde, for Reichman Intl. (unbuilt) |
1979 |
Doumani House, Venice, California |
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Award & Coin Design |
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2006 |
"Spirit of California" Award |
2003-present |
American Jazz Museum Award |
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Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award |
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"Lo Maximo" Award, Homeboy Industries |
2001 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award |
2001-present |
Carousel of Hope Award |
1997-present |
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival |
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The Latin Jazz Award |
1994-present |
The California Governors’ Award for the Arts |
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The John Huston Award for the Artists Rights Foundation |
1985-present |
National Medal of Arts, presented by the President of the United States |
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Spirit of Liberty Award, presented by the People for the American Way |
1984 |
Olympic Silver Dollar for the United States Mint ($4 million minted) |
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Public Art Direction |
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1987 |
Ronald Reagan Building, Los Angeles, California with Beckett Development |
1985 |
Mitsui Bank Tower, Home Savings Bank Tower, Los Angeles, California, for A.C. Martin Architects |
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Recipient |
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2005 |
Hope of Los Angeles Award, Latino Heritage Month, City of Los Angeles |
2004 |
Estrellas de Nuestra Cultura Award, Mexican Cultural Institute, Los Angeles |
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Lifetime Achievement Award of the 24th Roses and Lemon Awards, Downtown Breakfast Club |
2003 |
Commander of Merit of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta |
1993 |
ACLU Freedom of Speech Award |
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California Governors’ Award for the Arts |
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Selected Public Collections |
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Bank of America, San Francisco, California |
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii |
Dallas Museum of Fine Art, Dallas, Texas |
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa |
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan |
Frederick Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles |
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC |
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri |
Kunstmuseum, Hamburg, Germany |
Kunstmuseum, Cologne, Germany |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
Ludwig Museum, Aachen, Germany |
Museum of Art, Rotterdam, Holland |
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles |
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
The Museum of Modern Art, New York |
Museum of Modern Art, Paris, France |
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC |
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Wales |
Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena, California |
Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, California |
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California |
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco |
Smith College, Northhampton, Massachusetts |
Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, Indiana |
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England |
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York |
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Board of Trustee |
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2000-present |
Advisory Board, Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles |
1998-present |
San Francisco Art Institute, California |
1997-present |
Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Santa Monica, California |
1993-2000 |
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California |
1985-present |
Otis College of Art and Design, Westchester, California |
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Selected Solo Exhibitions |
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2008 |
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, California |
2007 |
Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California |
2006 |
Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, California |
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Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT |
2005 |
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, California |
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Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, California |
2004 |
Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
2003 |
Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, California |
2001 |
Earl McGrath Gallery, New York |
2008 |
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, California |
1999 |
Contemporary Art Institute, Sapporo, Japan |
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City of Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan |
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Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri |
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Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Jose, California |
1998 |
Larry Evans/James Willis Gallery, with Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Francisco, California |
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Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, California |
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Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona |
1997 |
Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City |
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Galeria OMR, Mexico City |
1996 |
Gagosian Gallery, New York |
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Larry Evans/James Willis Gallery, with Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Francisco, California |
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Remba Gallery, West Hollywood, California |
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Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles |
1995 |
Chac-Mool Gallery, Los Angeles |
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Mikimoto Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
1994 |
Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Jose, California |
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San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California |
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Gagosian Gallery, New York |
1993 |
Building Arts Gallery, Venice, California |
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FIAC'93, Galerie Neuendorf, Grand-Palais, Paris, France |
1992 |
Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
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48 Market Street Gallery, Venice, California |
1991 |
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California |
1990 |
Mixografia Gallery, Los Angeles |
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Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
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Galerie Neuendorf, Frankfurt, Germany |
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Galerie Fahnenmann, Berlin, Germany |
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Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles |
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48 Market Street, Venice, California |
1989 |
Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
1988 |
Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, Los Angeles |
1985 |
48 Market Street, Fragments Exhibition, Venice, California |
1984 |
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles |
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ARCO Center for Visual Arts, Los Angeles |
1982 |
Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas |
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Joslyn Art Center, Omaha, Nebraska |
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Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa |
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California |
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Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
1981 |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles |
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Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
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School of Visual Arts, New York |
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Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
1980 |
Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1979 |
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg, Germany |
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Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
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Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York |
1978 |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles |
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Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
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Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1977 |
Robert Miller Gallery, New York |
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Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles |
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John Stoller Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
1976 |
Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri |
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Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany |
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Gimpel Fils, London, England |
1975 |
Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
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Felicity Samuel Gallery, London, England |
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Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland |
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Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Basel Art Fair |
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Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles |
1974 |
Felicity Samuel Gallery, London, England |
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Galerie Zwirner, Cologne, Germany |
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Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany |
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Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland |
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Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles |
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Texas Gallery, Houston, Texas |
1972 |
Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas,Texas |
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Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt, Germany |
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Courtney Sale Gallery, Dallas, Texas |
1971 |
Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany |
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York |
1970 |
Galerie Mollenhoff, Cologne, Germany |
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Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany |
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Galerie Rene Block, Berlin, Germany |
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Whitechapel Gallery, London, England |
1969 |
Kornblee Gallery, New York |
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Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles |
1968 |
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany |
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Galerie Zwirner, Cologne, Germany |
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Kornblee Gallery, New York |
1967a |
Galerie Thelen, Essen, Germany |
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Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles |
1966 |
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles |
1964 |
Lanyon Gallery, Palo Alto, California |
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