Background
Rivera, Jose De was born on September 18, 1904 in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph and Honorine (Montamat) Ruiz.
Rivera, Jose De was born on September 18, 1904 in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Son of Joseph and Honorine (Montamat) Ruiz.
Pupil drawing, John W. Norton. Doctor of Letters (Honorary), Washington University, St. Louis, 1974.
Exhibited numerous galleries, museums, universities, 1930-1985, including, De Cordova Museum, Whitney Museum American Art, Indiana U., Smith, Mount Holyoke colls., Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, Zurich Art Museum, Stockholm Museum Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Seattle World Fair, Washington Gallery Modern Art, Battersea Park, London, Public Education Association New York, Arts Club Chicago, White House, Washington, U. New Mexico, Los Angeles County Museum, Philadelphia Museum Art, La Jolla (California) Museum Contemporary Art. Represented in numerous permanent collections.
Exhibited in numerous one man and group shows, including: Whitney Museum, Seattle World's Fair, Battersea Park, London, England, Arts Club, Chicago, The White House, Washington, University New Mexico, Los Angeles County Museum, Philadelphia Museum Art., major retrospective shows, La Jolla (California) Museum Comtemporary Art, 1972, Whitney Museum, numerous commissions including: University Rochester, City of Lansing (Michigan). Represented in permanent collections in major museums throughout United States including Museum Modern Art, New York City Metropolitan Museum Art, New York City, Art Institute Chicago, Smithsonian Institution, Tate Gallery, England, Art Gallery Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, others.
Member of faculty North Carolina State College School Design, 1957-1960. Exhibited numerous galleries, museums, universities, 1930-1985, including, De Cordova Museum, Whitney Museum American Art, Indiana U., Smith, Mount Holyoke colls., Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris, Zurich Art Museum, Stockholm Museum Modern Art, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Seattle World Fair, Washington Gallery Modern Art, Battersea Park, London, Public Education Association New York, Arts. Served with United States Army Air Force.
Member National Institute Arts and Letters. Member Midwestern Psychological Association.
Married Rose Covelli, 1926.; married Lita Jeronimo, 1955.