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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Teaching Tips
School Programs at the Whitney uses a theme-based approach to teach in the galleries. This approach allows us to connect different types of artwork focused on a specific theme and discuss topics and ...
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Ailey Dance Class: Night Creature Workshop
The Susan and John Hess Family Theater is equipped with an induction loop and infrared assistive listening system. Accessible seating is available.
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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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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (born 1940) is a Native American visual artist and curator. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and is also of Métis and Shoshone descent.