Roland Reiss was an American artist known for his miniature tableaux and paintings.
10 Facts About Roland Reiss
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Roland Reiss was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1929, during the Great Depression.
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Roland Reiss moved with his family at age 13 to Pomona, California.
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Roland Reiss served in the US Army as a Sergeant First Class.
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Roland Reiss spent the last 15 years if his career creating large flower paintings.
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In 1956, Roland Reiss began teaching painting at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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In 1952 Roland Reiss Married Betty Ravenscroft, with whom he had six children.
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Roland Reiss was included in the 1975 Whitney Biennial and in Documenta 7, held in 1982.
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Roland Reiss has been the recipient of four grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and many prizes and awards.
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Roland Reiss received fourteen solo museum exhibitions, among them The Dancing Lessons: 12 Sculptures at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.