Gerhard Richter: References & Edit History
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Dietmar Elger, Gerhard Richter: A Life in Painting (2009), is a biography based on interviews; and Dietmar Elger and Hans-Ulrich Obrist (eds.), Gerhard Richter: Text: Writings, Interviews, and Letters, 1961β2007 (2009), is a companion volume. Books that discuss and illustrate Richterβs work include Roald Nasgaard, Gerhard Richter Paintings (1988); Hans-Ulrich Obrist (ed.), Gerhard Richter: 100 Pictures (1996; originally published in German); and Robert Storr, Gerhard Richter: October 18, 1977 (2000). Gerhard Richter: Forty Years of Painting (2002), is an exhibition catalogue.
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Lisa S. Wainwright
Lisa Wainwright has held several positions at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago: Dean of Faculty, Vice President of Academic Affairs (present); Interim Dean of Faculty (2007 β 2010); Dean of Graduate Studies (2004 β 2008); Professor, Art History, Theory, and Criticism (2003 - present); Interim Dean of Graduate Studies (2002 β 2004); Undergraduate Division Chair (1996 β 2001). Her educational background: BA, cum laude, 1982, Vanderbilt University; MA, 1986, and PhD, 1993, University of Illinois. Lectures: "Decadent Ornament," Los Angeles; "Rauschenberg and After," Dallas; "Pink Decay: The Femme Fatale in Contemporary Art, " South Carolina; "Ed Paschke and Toulouse Lautrec: Picturing the Demi-Monde," Chicago. Curator: "Ah...Decadence," "From Steel to Flesh"; "2001 Spaced Oddities"; "At Home in the Museum"; "Pink"; "1968."
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Feb 05, 2026 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 26, 2024 | ||
| Noted his stained glass windows (2020) for Tholey Abbey in Germany. | Oct 01, 2020 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: Guggenheim - Biography of Gerhard Richter. | Dec 08, 2019 | ||
| Added Praemium Imperiale prize and Golden Lion details. | Apr 22, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 22, 2016 | ||
| Bibliography updated. | May 24, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated and author signature added. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 23, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Mar 20, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised and updated. | Mar 20, 2008 |
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