Gordy, Robert
Birth Date: October 13, 1933 Place: Jefferson Island, LA
Death Date: September 25, 1986 Place: New Orleans, LA
Active in New Orleans: 1964-86
Artistic Focus: painter, artist-in-residence, art teacher, printmaker
Gender: male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
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Death Date: September 25, 1986 Place: New Orleans, LA
Active in New Orleans: 1964-86
Artistic Focus: painter, artist-in-residence, art teacher, printmaker
Gender: male
Ethnicity: Caucasian
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BA, MA from LSU (1955, 56); fellowship with Yale University (1954), Ford Foundation (1971), and National Endowment for the Arts Purchase Award (1967, 1978); numerous solo exhibitions throughout the country; represented by Galerie Simonne Stern, Arthur Roger Gallery, and Phyllis Kind Gallery (NYC); 1986 solo exhibition of his work at New Orleans Museum of Art, to whom he bequeathed his art collection.