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Elizabeth Murray

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Elizabeth Murray (1940 - 2007) was active/lived in New York, Illinois.  Elizabeth Murray is known for Biomorphic imagery, abstract humor, collage, graphics.

Elizabeth Murray was born in Chicago in 1940 and grew up in small towns in Michigan and Illinois, settling in Bloomington, Illinois.  Going to school was very difficult for her, particularly high school; her high-school art teacher became involved in her work and created a scholarship for her at the Art Institute of Chicago. 

She had intended to go into commercial art, but as she walked through the museum every day on her way to classes, she became more aware of the possibilities for her in painting. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1962, and went to graduate school at Mills College, getting her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1964.  While she was at Mills she became close friends with Jennifer Bartlett.
She married a sculptor, and they moved to Buffalo, New York where they lived for two years; she taught at a Catholic women's college.  In 1967 they moved to New York City, and she gave birth to a son.  Murray paid her dues   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3080 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Elizabeth Murray

   Publications  Book References:  67
Magazine References:  31

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31 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Elizabeth Murray
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Review of Exhibitions February 2007 Editors Yes
ARTnews How Bloopers Become Breakthroughs November 2006 Greben, Deidre Stein Yes
Art & Antiques 100 Top Treasures November 2006 Masello, David Yes
ARTnews Reviews January 2006 Editors, Artnews Yes
Art in America Elizabeth Murray: Scary Funny January 2006 Westfall, Stephen Yes
ARTFORUM Shapes of Things to Come November 2005 Dunham, Carroll Yes
ARTnews What Makes a Painting a Painting? April 2005 Yablonsky, Linda Yes
ARTFORUM High & Low: Graham Bader on Soft-Co October 2004 Bader, Graham Yes
Art in America Graphic Art in the Summer of Discon October 2004 Hirsch, Faye No
Art in America Review of Exhibitions July 2003 Editor, Art in America Yes
ARTnews Reviews July 2003 Editor, ARTnews Yes
ARTnews Who Are the Great Women Artists? March 2003 Landi, Ann Yes
Watercolor: American Artist Elizabeth's Murray's Watercolor... September 2002 Moss, E. Lynne Yes
ARTFORUM Reviews August 2002 Editors, Artforum Yes
ARTnews Making an Impression April 2002 Cheng, Scarlet Yes
ARTnews Reviews February 2002 Editors, ARTnews Yes
ARTFORUM Preview Fall 2000 September 2000 Editors, ARTForum Yes
ARTnews From Khmer to Kiki Smith August 2000 Steiker, Valerie Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions October 1999 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art & Antiques Shutting the Door September 1998 Long, Andrew Yes
ARTnews Looking At Art: Elizabeth Murray May 1998 Worth, Alexi Yes
ARTnews Taking the Plunge February 1998 Gardner, Paul Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions October 1997 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art in America Report From San Diego July 1997 Ollman, Leah Yes
ARTnews Reviews May 1997 Editors, Artnews Yes
ARTnews Ripe for Rediscovery November 1996 Landi, Ann Yes
ARTnews Art Talk March 1996 Landi, Ann Yes
American Artist Out of Shape February 1996 Weingrod, Carmi Yes
Architectural Digest Art Notebook: Contemporary Studies December 1995 Decker, Andrew Yes
ARTnews REviews September 1995 Editors, Art News Yes
Art in America Year in the Life/Tropic of Painting October 1994 Saltz, Jerry Yes
67 Book References for Elizabeth Murray
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 Amenoff, Gregory, et all Letters to a Young Artist 96 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2002 Beebe, Mary; Robert Storr Landmarks: Sculpture Commissions for the Stuart Collection 264 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1997 Hughes, Robert American Visions The Epic History of Art in America 635 Yes
1997 Lucie-Smith, Edward Visual Arts in the 20th Century 400 Yes
1996 Demetrion, James T (Introduction) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 195 Works of Art 166 Yes
1996 Sandler, Irving Art of the Postmodern Era From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s 636 Yes
1996 Wood, James N/T Edelstein The Art Institute of Chicago Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture 160 Yes
1995 Fineberg, Jonathan Art Since 1940 Strategies of Being 496 Yes
1995 Flam, Jack; Donald Marron The Paine Webber Art Collection 304 Yes
1995 Hansen, Trudy (others) Printmaking in America Collaborative Prints and Presses 1960-1990 248 Yes
1995 Janson, H W; Dora Jane Janson History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts From the Dawn of History to the Present Day 960 Yes
1995 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art Today 512 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Gardner, James Culture or Trash? A Provocative View of Contemporary Painting (etc) 227 No
1992 Columbus Museum of Art A Nation's Legacy 150 Years of American Art from Ohio Collections
(Exhibition catalog)		 198 Yes
1992 Tuchman, Phyllis (curator) Drawing Redux 32 Yes
1991 Hoffman, Katherine Explorations The Visual Arts since 1945 400 Yes
1991 John Berggruen Gallery Large Scale Works on Paper
(Exhibition catalog)		 47 Yes
1991 Storr, Robert/J Tannenbaum Devil on the Stairs Looking Back on the Eighties
(Exhibition catalog)		 96 Yes
1991 Wheeler, Daniel Art Since Mid Century 1945 to the Present 344 Yes
1990 Hughes, Robert Nothing If Not Critical Selected Essays on Art and Artists 429 No
1990 Smith, Roberta Amerikanische Zeichnungen in den achtziger Jahren
(Exhibition catalog)		 190 No
1990 Varnedoe, Kirk/Adam Gopnik High and Low Modern Art/Popular Culture
(Exhibition catalog)		 460 Yes
1989 Armstrong, Elizabeth First Impressions Early Prints by Forty-six Contemporary Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 149 Yes
1989 Armstrong, Tom/Susan C Larsen Art in Place Fifteen Years of Acquisition
(Exhibition catalog)		 230 Yes
1989 Naylor, Colin (editor) Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition) 1059 No
1988 Beckett, Wendy Contemporary Women Artists 128 Yes
1988 Berggruen, John John Berggruen Gallery Works on Paper
(Exhibition catalog)		 97 Yes
1988 Rosen, Randy, et al Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move Into the Mainstream 300 Yes
1987 Cummings, Paul Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition) 653 No
1987 Cummings, Paul 20th Century Drawings from the Whitney Museum of American Art 176 Yes
1987 Field, Richard S/Ruth E Fine A Graphic Muse Prints by Contemporary Women 163 Yes
1987 Graze, Sue/Dallas Mus ofArt Elizabeth Murray Paintings and Drawings
(Exhibition catalog)		 142 Yes
1987 Rifkin, Ned (organizer) 40th Biennial Exhibition Contemporary American Painting
(Exhibition catalog)		 78 Yes
1986 Hunter, Sam An American Renaissance Painting and Sculpture Since 1940
(Exhibition catalog)		 269 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1986 Marshall, Richard 50 New York Artists 118 Yes
1986 Rose, Barbara American Painting: The Twentieth Century (Second edition) 170 Yes
1985 Krantz, Les American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans 347 Yes
1985 Lucie-Smith, Edward American Art Now 160 Yes
1985 Petteys, Chris with Hazel Gustow, Ferris Olin and Verna Ritchie Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900 851 No
1984 Armstrong, Richard Five Painters in New York
(Exhibition catalog)		 110 Yes
1984 DeCoppet, Laura/Alan Jones The Art Dealers The Powers Behind the Scenes Tell How 320 No
1984 Freeman, Phyllis New Art 207 Yes
1984 Hunter, Sam The Museum of Modern Art, New York The History and the Collection 599 Yes
1984 Lund Humphries Art of Our Time The Saatchi Collection (4 Vols) 700 Yes
1984 Marshall, Richard American Art Since 1970, Painting, Sculpture and Drawing Whitney Museum of American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 124 No
1984 Orr-Cahill, Christina The Art of California Selected Works/ Oakland Museum 199 Yes
1984 Robins, Corrine The Pluralist Era: American Art 1968-1981 246 Yes
1984 Severinghaus, J Walter Art at Work The Chase Manhattan Collection 333 Yes
1983 Faison, S Lane The New England Eye Master American Paintings/New England Collections
(Exhibition catalog)		 1983 Yes
1983 Walker, Barry The American Artist as Printmaker
(Exhibition catalog)		 144 Yes
1981 Armstrong, Tom Amerikanische Malerei 1930-1980
(Exhibition catalog)		 301 Yes
1981 Armstrong, Tom (Foreward) 1981 Biennial Exhibition Whitney Museum
(Exhibition catalog)		 159 No
1981 Cummings, Paul Drawing Acquisitions, 1978-1981 Whitney Museum of American Art 64 No
1979 Rose, Barbara American Painting, The Eighties 128 Yes
1977 New Museum, New York Early Work by Five (Living) Artis
(Exhibition catalog)		 32 No
1977 Whitney Museum 1977 Biennial Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)		 104 No
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1973 Collins, Jim L. Women Artists in America: Eighteenth Century to Present 426 No
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)		 1075 No
1973 Solomon, Elke M American Drawings 1963-1973
(Exhibition catalog)		 62 No
1957 Groce, George; David Wallace The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 759 No
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