Robert De Niro Sr. Height, Weight, Religion, Net Worth, Age, Biography

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Robert De Niro Sr. (Robert Henry De Niro)

Last Updated: 30 Apr, 2023 | Views: 485

Age: 71

Profession: Painter

Famous For: Father of actor Robert De Niro

Higher Education: Graduated

Robert De Niro Sr. Religion, Birthday, Age

Date of Birth
03 May, 1922 (71 Years)
Birth Country
United States
Birth State/Province
New York
Birth District
Syracuse
Birth Sign
Taurus
Religion
Catholicism
Nationalities
American
Died on
03 May, 1993
Cause of Death
Cancer

Robert De Niro Sr. Early life, Education, Career, Awards, Achievements, Controversy, Unknown Facts

About (Profile/Biography):

Robert De Niro Sr., a well known American abstract expressionist painter, was born in Syracuse. Abstract Expressionist painter Robert De Niro, Sr. frequently combined gestural abstraction with depiction in his paintings. He attended the renowned Black Mountain College and Hans Hoffman's studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Alongside other prominent members of the Expressionism movement including Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, he was featured in the 1945 Peggy Guggenheim exhibition "Art of This Century." De Niro's first solo exhibition would take place at Peggy Guggenheim's gallery later that year.

Robert De Niro Sr Career:

De Niro later took part in a number of significant group shows at venues like the Jewish Museum and Whitney Museum Annuals (now Biennials), as well as solo exhibitions at places like the Charles Egan Gallery, Kansas City Art Institute, Bard College, and Knoedler Gallery, among many others.

Many museums have collections of his work, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the Hirschhorn Museums and Sculpture Garden in Washington, Washington dc, the Brooklyn Museums, the Museum Of art in Nyc, the Denver Art Museum, and the Denver Art Museum.

De Niro travelled between 1961 and 1964, settling down in Paris and doing landscape paintings. 

Later on in his life, he would teach painting at Coop Union and the School of Graphic Arts, and in 1974, Niro would work as a visiting artist at the art department at Michigan State University. 

Robert De Niro Sr Achievements and Awards:

Niro received various honors for his art, including the Guggenheim Fellowship in 1968 and the Longview Organization Award in 1958.

De Niro married Virginia Admiral, a fellow painter and poet, in 1942; they were the parents of renowned actor Robert De Niro Jr. 

Robert De Niro Sr Death:

He passed away in Manhattan on the day of his 71st birthday, and his son established the Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize, an annual honor given to American painters who pioneer new techniques.
 

Robert De Niro Sr. Weight, Height in inches, Eye Color

Height (Approx.)
In Centimeters 175 cm
In Meters 1.75 m
In Feet & Inches 5'9"
Weight (Approx.)
In Kilograms 75 kg
In Pounds 165 Ibs
Eye Color
Black
Hair Color
Black

Robert De Niro Sr. Family, Wife

Father's Name
Henry Martin De Niro
Mother's Name
Helen M. De Niro
Spouse
Virginia Admiral
Brother(s)
John De Niro
Sister(s)
Joan De Niro
Son(s)
Robert De Niro
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