Carol Haerer (1933-2002) was an American artist known for abstract painting in the vein of

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and Lyrical abstraction.

Career

Haerer is best known for her ''White Painting'' series of works. Her work was included in the ''Lyrical Abstraction'' exhibition at the

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, Ridgefield, Connecticut. In 1990, the Rothko Foundation at

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Education

Haerer graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 1954, and went on receive a

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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.

Awards and honors

Haerer received a

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for Creative Art in 1988.

Collections

Her work is included in the collections of the

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, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the

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, the Sheldon Museum of Art, the Spencer Museum of Art, the Museum of Nebraska Art, the

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, the Zimmerli Art Museum, and other collections.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haerer, Carol 1933 births 2002 deaths American artists University of California alumni University of Nebraska alumni University of Paris alumni 20th-century American women artists 20th-century American people