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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.
De Niro studied with Hans Hofmann at his Provincetown, Massachusetts, summer school. Hofmann's teaching on Abstract Expressionism and Cubist formalism had a strong influence on De Niro's development as a mature artist. At Hofmann's summer school, he met fellow student Virginia Admiral, whom he married in 1942.
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.
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Aug 16, 2000 · Entertainment & Arts. * Virginia Admiral; Artist, Mother of Robert DeNiro. L.A. Times Archives. Aug. 16, 2000 12 AM PT. Virginia Admiral, 85, a painter and writer and the mother of...
Jul 9, 2018 · Virginia Holton Admiral or Virginia De Niro (February 4, 1915 – July 20, 2000) was an American painter and poet. She was the mother of Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro, and the former wife of painter Robert De Niro, Sr.
May 3, 1993 · While there, De Niro met painter Virginia Admiral. The two were married in 1942, and their son Robert De Niro, Jr., the award-winning actor, was born in 1943. Hofmann, who considered De Niro one of his greatest students, became his son's godfather. However, two years later, De Niro and Admiral separated.
While part of this vanguard circle, Admiral and De Niro, Sr. married and, in 1943, Admiral gave birth to their son, Robert De Niro. Admiral’s artistic output caught the attention of Peggy Guggenheim, a champion of modern artists in both Europe and the States.
