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Bernice Rose

1900 – 2023

Art historian and curator

Curator Art historian Art collector
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About Bernice Rose

Lived 1900 – 2023. Bernice Rose was a curator, art historian and art collector.

Bernice Harriet Rose (née Berend; October 7, 1935 – April 16, 2023) was an American art historian and curator.

Early life and education Born in Miami Beach, Florida, she moved to Brooklyn, New York at age six. Rose obtained her bachelor's in fine arts from Hunter College and a master's in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. During her tenure, she organized exhibitions including A Cezanne Treasure: The Basel Sketchbooks, Surrealism, and Jackson Pollock: Drawing Into Painting. She curated exhibitions such as Henry Moore's 1930s and '40s drawings and Picasso, Braque and Early Film in Cubism. During her tenure, exhibitions featured artists such as Tony Smith, Claes Oldenburg, and Cy Twombly. Rose retired from Menil in 2014.

Later, Rose was the chief editor for the "Jasper Johns Catalogue Raisonne of Drawing" (2018) and an adviser to collector Louisa Stude Sarofim.

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Important facts

Born
1900, Miami Beach
Birth century
19th century
Died
16 April 2023
Occupation
Curator, art historian, art collector
Also known as
Bernice Harriet Berend, Rose, Bernice B.

People in Bernice Rose's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Tony Smith
Tony Smith
b. 1967
Politician
 Portrait of Claes Oldenburg
Claes Oldenburg
1929 – 2022
Sculptor
 Portrait of Henry Moore
Henry Moore
1898 – 1986
Sculptor
 Portrait of Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns
b. 1930
Painter
 Portrait of Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
1912 – 1956
Painter
 Portrait of Cy Twombly
Cy Twombly
1928 – 2011
Painter
 Portrait of Harriet Rose
Harriet Rose
b. 1989

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bernice Rose's

Portrait of August Gutzmer
August Gutzmer
1860 – 1924
Mathematician
 Portrait of D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
1860 – 1948
Mathematician
 Portrait of Willem Einthoven
Willem Einthoven
1860 – 1927
Inventor
 Portrait of Andrew Lawson
Andrew Lawson
1861 – 1952
Geologist
 Portrait of Edwin Alderman
Edwin Alderman
1861 – 1931
Teacher
 Portrait of Emil Wiechert
Emil Wiechert
1861 – 1928
Physicist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Bernice Rose?

art historian and curator

When was Bernice Rose born?

Bernice Rose was born in 1900 in Miami Beach.

When did Bernice Rose die?

Bernice Rose died on 16 April 2023.

What was Bernice Rose's occupation?

Bernice Rose was a curator, art historian and art collector.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bernice Rose

· Wikidata: Q117120965

· DBpedia: Bernice Rose

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