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Robert Graham Biography

Born:           Mexico City, August 19, 1938
Died:            Venice, California, December 27, 2008
Education:   Jose State College, 1961-1963

Civic Monuments

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
               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

Public and Private Commissions

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
               "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
               UCLA Murphy Sculpture Garden, Los Angeles, CA
               "Dance Door," for Marcia & Frederick Weisman Residence, Beverly Hills
               Donated to the Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles, CA

Architectural Projects

1995     Huston-Graham House, Venice, California & adjacent studio in progress
               Design of UCLA Doumani Sculpture Garden, California
1994     Santa Fe City Center Project, Mexico City
               Co-Design with Jon Jerde, for Reichman Intl. (unbuilt)
1979     Doumani House, Venice, California

Award & Coin Design

2006     "Spirit of California" Award
2003      present American Jazz Museum Award
                Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award
                "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
               The Latin Jazz Award
1994      present The California Governors’ Award for the Arts
               The John Huston Award for the Artists Rights Foundation
1985      present National Medal of Arts, presented by the President of the United States
               Spirit of Liberty Award, presented by the People for the American Way
1984      Olympic Silver Dollar for the United States Mint ($4 million minted)

Public Art Direction

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

Recipient

2005      Hope of Los Angeles Award, Latino Heritage Month, City of Los Angeles
2004      Estrellas de Nuestra Cultura Award, Mexican Cultural Institute, Los Angeles
                 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
                 California Governors’ Award for the Arts

Selected Public Collections

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

Board of Trustee

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

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008 Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
2007 Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California
2006 Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, California
Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT
2005 Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
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
City of Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Kemper Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Jose, California
1998 Larry Evans/James Willis Gallery, with Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Francisco, California
Riva Yares Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
1997 Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
Galeria OMR, Mexico City
1996 Gagosian Gallery, New York
Larry Evans/James Willis Gallery, with Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Francisco, California
Remba Gallery, West Hollywood, California
Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles
1995 Chac-Mool Gallery, Los Angeles
Mikimoto Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1994 Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Jose, California
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
Gagosian Gallery, New York
1993 Building Arts Gallery, Venice, California
FIAC'93, Galerie Neuendorf, Grand-Palais, Paris, France
1992 Robert Miller Gallery, New York
48 Market Street Gallery, Venice, California
1991 John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1990 Mixografia Gallery, Los Angeles
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Galerie Neuendorf, Frankfurt, Germany
Galerie Fahnenmann, Berlin, Germany
Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles
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
ARCO Center for Visual Arts, Los Angeles
1982 Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas
Joslyn Art Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
1981 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
School of Visual Arts, New York
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1980 Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1979 Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York
1978 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1977 Robert Miller Gallery, New York
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles
John Stoller Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1976 Greenberg Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany
Gimpel Fils, London, England
1975 Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Felicity Samuel Gallery, London, England
Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Basel Art Fair
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles
1974 Felicity Samuel Gallery, London, England
Galerie Zwirner, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany
Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles
Texas Gallery, Houston, Texas
1972 Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas,Texas
Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt, Germany
Courtney Sale Gallery, Dallas, Texas
1971 Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany
Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1970 Galerie Mollenhoff, Cologne, Germany
Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany
Galerie Rene Block, Berlin, Germany
Whitechapel Gallery, London, England
1969 Kornblee Gallery, New York
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles
1968 Galerie Neuendorf, Hamburg/Cologne, Germany
Galerie Zwirner, Cologne, Germany
Kornblee Gallery, New York
1967a Galerie Thelen, Essen, Germany
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles
1966 Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles
1964 Lanyon Gallery, Palo Alto, California