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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.
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- Robert De Niro
- Virginia Holton Admiral, February 4, 1915, The Dalles, Oregon, U.S.
- July 27, 2000 (aged 85), New York City, U.S.
Learn about the life and work of Virginia Admiral, a versatile artist who straddled the fields of abstract and figurative art, and a champion of left wing politics and social justice. Explore her biography, artistic influences, achievements and legacy on this official website.
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.
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.
Virginia Admiral: American artist, poet, independent publisher and activist whose paintings straddled the fields of abstract and figurative art. Part of the New York School of artists in the 1940s and 1950s, her work was shown Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of This Century Gallery in 1942 and the Venice Biennale in 1947.
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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.
At Hofmann's summer school, he met fellow student Virginia Admiral, whom he married in 1942. The couple moved into a large, airy loft in New York's Greenwich Village, where they were able to paint.
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