Robert d'Arista

Robert d'Arista (1929-1987) was an American artist and educator.[2]

Robert d'Arista
Born1929 (1929)
New York, New York
DiedOctober 11, 1987(1987-10-11) (aged 57–58)
Ashland, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Students League of New York, New York University, Columbia University
Known forPainting, Educator
Spouse(s)Jane Webb d'Arista[1]
Websiterobertdarista.com

Biography

d'Arista was born in New York City in 1929. He studied at the Art Students League of New York, New York University, and Columbia University,[3] and received a Fulbright Grant/Fellowship to study painting in Italy.[2][3]

Later, he taught at American University in Washington DC from 1961 through 1984,[3] and then at Boston University from 1985 until his death in 1987.[1]

d'Arista died in Ashland, Massachusetts on October 11, 1987.[4]

Exhibits

d'Arista exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Carnegie International, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[5] His work is in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts, The Guggenheim, the Toledo Museum of Art, and Yale University[1] as well as the Smithsonian American Art Museum[6] and the Hirshhorn Museum.[5]

In 2018 the American University Museum held a retrospective of his work.[7]

References
  1. "Robert d'Arista, 58, Dies". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. "Robert D'Arista". AskArt. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. "Robert D'Arista Dies; A Painter of Still Lifes". The New York Times. 20 October 1987. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  4. "Through the Eyes of a Conservator: The Paintings of Robert D'Arista". WETA Productions. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. "Robert D'Arista". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  6. "Robert D'Arista: A Portrait". American University. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.

Further reading
  • Robert D'Arista: A Portrait (Exhibition Catalog) American University Library, 2018, ISBN 0999332899
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