Edward Dugmore
Edward Dugmore (February 20, 1915 – June 13, 1996) was an
Biography
Edward Dugmore was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on February 20, 1915. He underwent traditional art training at the Hartford Art School before going to Kansas City in the summer of 1941 to study with
His paintings have been in exhibitions in important museums, institutions and art galleries over the course of eight decades beginning in the 1940s. Some of the museums and institutions in which his paintings have been seen include:
His work is in the permanent collection of several prominent museums including the
Dugmore received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1966, National Endowment for the Arts grants in 1976 and 1985, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. In 1992 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member, and became a full Academician in 1994.
Edward Dugmore died June 13, 1996, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Chronology
Solo exhibitions
- 2014 – Ancient Evenings, Loretta Howard Gallery, New York, NY[1]
- 2006 – Three Monumental Paintings, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2003 – Selected Works: Mostly from the 1960s, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2000 – Selected Works: 1956–1969, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 1998 -The Passionate Eye, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT
- 1997 – Lennon, Weinberg, New York, NY
- 1996 – Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 1994 – A Survey of Works on Paper, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 1992 – Paintings of the 1960s, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 1991 – Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY[2]
- 1991 – Burning Bright, Paintings 1950–1959, Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 1990 – The Carlson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 1975 – H. Marc Moyens, Alexandria, VA
- 1973 – Green Mountain Gallery, New York, NY
- 1972 – Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
- 1965 – M.I.A. Gallery, Great Falls, MT
- 1965 – Town Wharf Gallery, Blue Hill, ME
- 1963 – Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY
- 1961 – Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY
- 1960 – Howard Wise Gallery, Cleveland, OH
- 1959 – Holland-Goldowsky Gallery, Chicago, IL[3]
- 1956 – Stable Gallery, New York, NY
- 1954 – Stable Gallery, New York, NY
- 1953 – Sheldon Street Studio, Hartford, CT
- 1953 – Stable Gallery, New York, NY
- 1950 – Metart Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected public collections
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
- Ciba-Geigy Corporation, Ardsley, NY
- Civic Museum and Gallery, Udine, Italy
- Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
- Housatonic Community College, Stratford, CT
- Kresge Art Center, East Lansing, MI
- Laguna Beach Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
- The Menil Collection, Houston, TX
- Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
- San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
- University of Guadalajara, Mexico
- University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Weatherspoon Art Gallery, Greensboro, NC
- Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Awards
- 1995 – Pollock-Krasner Foundation (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- 1992 – Ingram Merrill Foundation (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- 1985 – National Endowment for the Arts Grant
- 1980 – American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award
- 1976 – National Endowment for the Arts Grant
- 1966 – John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1962 – M.V. Kohnstamm Award, 65th Annual, Art Institute of Chicago
Teaching
- 1973–82 – Part-time instructor of painting at Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD
- 1972 – Visiting Artist, Des Moines Art Center and Drake University, IA
- 1970 – Visiting Artist, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- 1965 – Artist-in-residence at the Montana Institute of Fine Arts under the Auspices of The American Federation of Arts, Great Falls, MT
- 1964 – 1972 – Part-time instructor of painting at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
- 1961 – 1962 – Visiting Artist, University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL
- 1946 – 1949 – Teacher of painting and drawing, St. Joseph's College, West Hartford, Ct.
References
- ^ Howard Hurst, “Ancient Evenings, A retrospective of Edward Dugmore”, catalogue published by Loretta Howard Gallery, April 2014
- ^ New York Magazine. May 13, 1991 https://books.google.com/books?id=COkCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22edward+dugmore%22+shapolsky&pg=PA119.
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Bibliography
April Kingsley Suitcase Paintings, Small Scale Abstract Expressionism Georgia Museum of Art, 2007, page 56, plate 41
Marika Herskovic, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, Archived September 29, 2007, at the
Marika Herskovic, New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists, Archived September 29, 2007, at the
Nicholas Fox Weber, essay The Passionate Eye – Paintings by Edward Dugmore, published by the Joseloff Gallery, Hartford Art School, 1998
Susan Landauer The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism, Laguna Art Museum, 1996
Stuart Shedletsky Still Working: Underknown Artists of Age in America, Parsons School of Design, 1994
Dore Ashton, essay Edward Dugmore, Burning Bright: Paintings 1950–1959, published by Manny Silverman Gallery, 1991
Irving Sandler The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism, Harper and Row, 1970