Robert De Niro, Sr.
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 The De Niro family grave in Kensico Cemetery
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| Born | January 17, 1922 Syracuse, New York, USA |
| Died | May 3, 1993 New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Painter, Relative |
| Spouse | Virginia Admiral |
| Children | Robert De Niro, Jr |
Robert Mario De Niro, Sr. (January 17, 1922 – May 3, 1993) was an abstract expressionist painter. He is perhaps best known as the father of actor Robert De Niro, Jr.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Syracuse, New York to an Italian American father and an Irish mother, De Niro studied with Hans Hofmann at his Provincetown summer school where he met fellow student Virginia Admiral, whom he married in 1942. The couple moved into a large, airy loft in New York’s Greenwich Village, where they were able to paint. The couple surrounded themselves with an illustrious circle of friends including writers Anais Nin and Henry Miller, playwright Tennessee Williams, and actress and famous Berlin dancer Valeska Gert. Admiral and De Niro separated shortly after their son, Robert De Niro, Jr. was born in August of 1943.
[edit] College
De Niro attended Black Mountain College in the 1950's. Being a self proclaimed perfectionist, De Niro painted and repainted his canvases again and again. He would do hundreds of studies before he decided to paint the subject. De Niro was prone to bouts of depression and this encumbered him throughout his life.
[edit] Death
Robert De Niro, Sr. died at age 71 on a Monday morning on May 3rd 1993 in New York City. He is interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.
[edit] References
- New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists, New York School Press, 2000. ISBN 0-9677994-0-6
- Black Mountain College
- Robert De Niro, Jr
