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- Born
- The Hague, Netherlands, 1932
- Died
- Washington, D.C., United States, 2009
- Education
- 1957
- B.A., American University, College of Arts and Science, Washington, D.C.
- Curatorial Work
- 1987–95
- Consultant Curator, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 1982–87
- Chief Curator, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 1974–82
- Associate Curator, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 1972–74
- Assistant Curator, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 1959–72
- Member of staff, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- Selected Exhibitions
- 2022
- Willem de Looper: Stain Paintings 1968–1969, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA;
exhibition catalog
- Willem de Looper: Paintings 1968–1972, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
- 2021
- Willem de Looper: Color Field Paintings from the 1960s and 1970s: Aesthetic Transitions Through Process, David Richard Gallery, New York, NY
- 2018
- Willem de Looper, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
- 2017
- The St. Regis Series by Willem de Looper, Atrium Gallery, St Louis, MO
- 2015
- Stained Paintings: 1964–1970, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
- 2014
- Art In Embassies, United States Department of State, United States Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands
- 2013
- Washington Art Matters: 1940s–1980s, American University Museum, Washington D.C.
- REPRESENT, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
- Willem de Looper, All that Jazz, Atrium Gallery, St Louis, MO
- 2012
- Willem de Looper, Paintings 1968-72, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
- The Morris at Twenty, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta GA
- 2011
- The Big Reveal, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis MO
- 2009
- Willem de Looper: In Memoriam, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis MO
- Memorial Exhibition, The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.
- 2008
- Willem de Looper, American University Museum, Washington, D.C.
- 2007
- Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 2006
- Pass Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 2004
- Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- 2003
- Watkins Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- 2002
- Willem de Looper, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 2001
- New Paintings, Alex Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 2000
- Art Paris, Galerie Sacha Tarassoff, Paris, France
- Willem de Looper, Paintings 1998–2000, Alex Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Recent Paintings, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- 1998
- Willem de Looper, Recent Paintings, Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Recent Work, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- New Paintings, Pass Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1997
- Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1996
- Uno (only one), Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Paintings from 1960–1976, Federal Reserve Board, jointly with the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
- Willem de Looper, Retrospective Exhibition, The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- Sketchbooks & Works on Paper, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 1995
- New Work, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Willem de Looper: Paintings and Painted Objects, Pavilion of Fine Arts, Montgomery College, Takoma Park MD
- Sketchbooks & Small Paintings on Paper, Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- 1994
- Recent Work, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington D.C.
- 1993
- Troyer Fitzpatrick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1992
- New Paintings, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- Jones Troyer Fitzpatrick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1991
- Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- 1990
- Works on Canvas and Paper, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
- 1989
- B.R. Kornblatt Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Jones Troyer FitzpatrickGallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1988
- Shippee Gallery New York, NY
- Tilghman Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- 1987
- B.R. Kornblatt Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Tilghman Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
- 1985–86
- Area Exhibitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
- 1985
- Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD
- B.R. Kornblatt Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1983
- B.R. Kornblatt Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1982
- Wald, Harkrader, and Ross, Washington D.C.
- 1980
- McIntosh/Drysdale Gallery, Washington D.C.
- Area Exhibitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
- 1979
- Galerie L., Hamburg, West Germany
- Sarah Y. Rentschler Gallery, New York, NY
- 1978
- Max Protetch Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- The Catholic University of America, Washington D.C.
- Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD
- Jean-Marie Antone Gallery, Annapolis, MD
- 1977
- Max Protetch Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Fraser’s Stable Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1976
- Max Protetch Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- The Golden Door: Artist Immigrants of America, 1876–1976, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
- Three-Person Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- 1975
- Max Protetch Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Large Paintings and Works on Paper, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- Paintings from 1962-75, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
- 1974
- Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Montgomery College, Takoma Park, MD
- 1972
- Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1971
- The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
- 1970
- Washington, Twenty Years, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
- Philomathean Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1968
- Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Group Seven, Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C.
- 1967
- Area Exhibitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- 1966
- Jefferson Place Gallery, Washington D.C.
- 1965
- Area Exhibitions, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Selected Collections
- American University Museum, Washington, D.C.
- Arent Fox, Washington, D.C.
- Citicorp, New York, NY
- Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.
- Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
- Federal National Mortgage Association, Washington, D.C.
- Federal Reserve Bank, Miami, FL
- Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA
- Graham Holdings, Arlington, VA (formerly The Washington Post Co.)
- Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
- IBM, Washington, D.C.
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
- Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- Phillip Morris Corporation, Richmond, VA
- Riggs National Bank, Washington, D.C.
- Security Pacific National Bank
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
- The Kreeger Museum, Washington, D.C.
- The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
- The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
- Westinghouse Collection
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