Walter Hopps
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Walter Hopps was an influential American museum director and curator known for championing avant-garde and contemporary artists, particularly on the West Coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter Hopps canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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art curator ⓘ museum director ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Award for Curatorial Excellence from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College ⓘ |
| coFounded | Ferus Gallery ⓘ |
| coFoundedWith | Ed Kienholz ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| curatedExhibition |
early solo exhibitions of Andy Warhol
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early solo exhibitions of Ed Ruscha ⓘ early solo exhibitions of Jasper Johns ⓘ early solo exhibitions of Robert Rauschenberg ⓘ early solo exhibitions of Roy Lichtenstein ⓘ first museum retrospective of Marcel Duchamp in the United States ⓘ |
| curatedExhibitionAt |
Norton Simon Museum
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surface form:
Pasadena Art Museum
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| dateOfBirth | 1932-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-03-20 ⓘ |
| employer |
Corcoran Gallery of Art (original building)
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surface form:
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Ferus Gallery ⓘ Menil Collection ⓘ Norton Simon Museum ⓘ
surface form:
Pasadena Art Museum
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| familyName | Hopps ⓘ |
| fullName | Walter Hopps self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary art exhibitions
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modern art exhibitions ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| influenced |
curatorial approaches to contemporary art
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museum exhibition practices in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing avant-garde artists
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innovative exhibition design ⓘ promoting contemporary art on the American West Coast ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde art
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ferus Gallery
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surface form:
The Artists of Ferus (exhibition)
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| occupation |
art curator
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art dealer ⓘ museum director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| positionHeld |
adjunct senior curator at the Menil Collection
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co-director of Ferus Gallery ⓘ director of Corcoran Gallery of Art ⓘ director of Pasadena Art Museum ⓘ founding director of the Menil Collection ⓘ |
| residence |
Houston
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surface form:
Houston, Texas, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| workLocation |
Houston
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surface form:
Houston, Texas, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.