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Central Asia. The images and cultural influences he shared when they met fueled her
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Institute of Fine Art and she taught studio classes at SUNY Purchase. Varnedoe's deep knowledge of western art history and his widely celebrated talent to convey this information to students, colleagues and friends
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desire to travel and investigate the world herself. Together they traveled throughout the American southwest and to Mexico to see Native American and Pre-Columbian archeological sites, as well as visit the progressive modern architecture.
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enriched Zimmerman's understanding of and appreciation for these traditions. On the other hand, her studies of oriental art history, her residency in Japan, and travels to India and China became new interests of his.
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project was never realized, it began her relationship with Cold Spring Granite Company in Cold Spring, MN. This would become her major source of stone materials for over 30 years.
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of SOM to design their new headquarters in Washington, D.C., his office sought out artists who worked with stone. This became Zimmerman's first substantial commission,
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began a correspondence in 1975 after he wrote an enthusiastic article about the drawing and photographic piece she exhibited in the 1974
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126:Biography
427:Archeos,
325:Untitled
289:Terrain,
282:Marabar,
171:ArtForum
969:6 April
894:, 1975.
373:Marabar
245:Marabar
238:Marabar
214:Tribeca
175:CalArts
74:Website
682:2015
631:Awards
369:Sudama
362:Varick
360:) and
257:Sudama
194:Venice
104:, and
60:, U.S.
689:2017
613:2015
606:2010
599:2010
592:2003
585:2001
578:2000
571:1998
564:1996
557:1996
550:1996
543:1991
536:1990
529:1988
522:1987
515:1986
508:1985
501:1982
494:1982
487:1981
480:1980
473:1980
466:1980
425:2006
420:Agate
418:1995
411:1992
404:1991
397:1982
383:2010
367:2023
354:Canal
348:2010
341:2008
334:2004
323:1995
313:1994
301:1994
294:1991
287:1987
280:1984
146:LACMA
971:2023
41:Born
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