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V. V. Rankine, also known as Elvine Richard Rankine, Elvine Magruder, and Vivian Scott Rankine (1920–2004), was an American artist and art teacher. She was known for her minimalist sculptures.

Biography

Rankine was born on July 27, 1920, and raised in Boston. Rankine attended the Ozenfant School of Fine Arts [Wikidata], where she studied with Arshile Gorky. This was followed by study at Black Mountain College, where she met and study with Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, and Josef Albers. She showed her work at Jefferson Place Gallery.

Her work is included in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the American University Museum and the Phillips Collection. Her personal papers are included in the Archives of American Art.

References

1. ^ "Rankine, V. V., 1920-2004". LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies. The Library of Congress. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
2. ^ "Elvine "V.V." Rankine". Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center. 21 April 2020.
3. Forgey, Benjamin (27 November 1982). "Abstract Urban Images". Washington Post.
4. HARRIS, MARY EMMA (1987). "Art As Experiment: From The Arts At Black Mountain College". The American Poetry Review. 16 (3): 7–18. JSTOR 27778228.
5. Lewis, Jo Ann (1982-01-16). "Shapes of Somberness". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
6. Herrera, Hayden (2005-01-03). Arshile Gorky: His Life and Work. Macmillan. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-374-52972-7.
7. "V. V. Rankine | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu.
8. "American University | Corcoran". www.corcoran.org.
9. "Woman Before the Gate". www.phillipscollection.org.
10. "V. V. Rankine papers, 1945-1980". www.aaa.si.edu.

External links

• V. V. Rankine papers, 1945-1980, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

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