Carol Haerer
American artist (1933-2002)
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Carol Haerer (1933-2002) was an American artist known for abstract painting in the vein of Minimalism and Lyrical abstraction.
Carol Haerer | |
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Carol Haerer in 1974 | |
| Born | January 23, 1933[1] Salina, Kansas, USA |
| Died | July 20, 2002 (aged 69) Bennington, Vermont, USA |
| Education | University of Nebraska; Sorbonne, Paris; University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Lyrical abstraction, Minimalism |
| Style | Abstract painting |
| Spouse | Phillip Wofford |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship |
Career
Haerer is best known for her White Painting series of works.[2] Her work was included in the Lyrical Abstraction exhibition at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut.[3] In 1990, the Rothko Foundation at Artists Space sponsored a three-person exhibition of Ed Clark, Carol Haerer and Ted Kanshare, which was reviewed by Arts Magazine.[4][5] Her large-scale paintings were often stretched on supports with rounded corners, creating a sense of objecthood with luminous surface quality.[6]
Education
Haerer graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1954, and went on receive a Fulbright Fellowship to attend the Sorbonne in Paris for two years. She then attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she received a Masters of Fine Arts.[7]
Awards and honors
Haerer received a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Art in 1988.[8]
Collections
Her work is included in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art,[9] the Brooklyn Museum,[10] the Sheldon Museum of Art,[2] the Spencer Museum of Art,[11] the Museum of Nebraska Art,[12] the Hood Museum,[13] the Zimmerli Art Museum,[14] and other collections.[15][16]