About James Rosenquist
painting Phillips 66 signs on billboards before making F-111, an eighty-six-foot Pop Art canvas of a fighter-bomber flying through spaghetti and light bulbs
Where to see James Rosenquist
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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2 worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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5 works
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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5 works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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5 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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4 works
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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4 works
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States
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4 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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4 works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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2 worksSeattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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2 works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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2 works
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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1 works
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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1 works
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
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1 works
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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1 works
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 worksCleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 works
Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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1 works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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1 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 works
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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1 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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1 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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1 works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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1 works
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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1 works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Where did James Rosenquist live?
James Rosenquist moved to New York in 1955.Where was James Rosenquist educated?
James Rosenquist took classes at the Minneapolis School of Art in 1948. Between 1952 and 1954 he learned traditional painting techniques from Cameron Booth at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.Is James Rosenquist a pop artist?
The biography mentions that, unlike Warhol and Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist combined advertising fragments with surrealist techniques.Who was James Rosenquist inspired by?
One passage mentions that, when he was a child living in the Plains, James Rosenquist saw mirages that inspired him.Who is James Rosenquist?
James Rosenquist was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on November 29, 1933. He took art classes at the Minneapolis School of Art in 1948, and between 1952 and 1954, he learned traditional painting techniques from Cameron Booth at the University of Minnesota.What materials did James Rosenquist use?
James Rosenquist painted F-111 (1964-65) in oil on canvas with aluminium.James Rosenquist facts?
James Rosenquist won an art scholarship in eighth grade for a watercolour of a sunset. He painted Phillips 66 signs at gas stations from North Dakota to Wisconsin from 1957 to 1960, and could paint a Schenley whiskey bottle in his sleep.What is James Rosenquist known for?
The biography states that James Rosenquist is known for combining advertising fragments with surrealist techniques. He reflected the overwhelming bombardment of commercial imagery rather than celebrating it, unlike Warhol and Lichtenstein. His work F-111 (1964-65) is a prime example of this.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of James Rosenquist's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Institut Valencià d'Art Modern Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum National Gallery of Kosovo Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Cleveland Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book guggenheim-enquistr00rose Used for: biography.
- [8] book guggenheim-popicons00gugg Used for: biography.
- [9] book guggenheim-rosenquis00rose Used for: biography.
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