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Aug 16, 2000 · Virginia Admiral, 85, a painter and writer and the mother of actor Robert DeNiro. The Oregon-born Admiral studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. While working on the Federal Arts Project in...
Aug 15, 2000 · Virginia Admiral, an American painter and writer who studied with Hans Hofmann, died on July 27. She was 85 and lived in New York City. Ms. Admiral was born in Oregon and studied at the Art ...
Virginia Holton Admiral or Virginia De Niro (February 4, 1915 – July 27, 2000) was an American painter, poet and the mother of actor Robert De Niro. She studied painting under Hans Hofmann in New York, and her work was included in the Peggy Guggenheim collection.
Christopher Newport, the one armed admiral of Virginia, was a master of the sea. From a young age, Newport spent most of his days out at sea. It would not take long before Newport distinguished himself as a skillful mariner and respectable leader.
Biographical Note. Virginia Admiral (1915-2000) was a painter and poet based in New York City, New York. She was the ex-wife of Robert De Niro and mother of actor Robert De Niro Jr. Virginia Admiral was born in Oregon in 1915 and studied at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Virginia Admiral (1915-2000) was a painter and poet based in New York City, New York. She was the ex-wife of Robert De Niro and mother of actor Robert De Niro Jr. Provenance. Virginia Admiral donated her papers to the Archives of American Art in 1979 and 1980. Language Note. English . Funding Note.
Virginia Admiral. Composition. 1942. Oil on canvas. 36 x 34" (91.4 x 86.4 cm). Purchase. 66.1944. Painting and Sculpture
