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Virginia Admiral: American artist, poet, independent publisher and activist whose paintings straddled the fields of abstract and figurative 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.
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. They surrounded themselves with an illustrious circle of friends, including writers Anaïs Nin and Henry Miller , playwright Tennessee Williams ...
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.
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...
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. Composition. 1942. Oil on canvas. 36 x 34" (91.4 x 86.4 cm). Purchase. 66.1944. Painting and Sculpture
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