The Artist Trip: Resume
This was written in 1980.
Born in San Antonio, Texas.
Lived in and received basic formal education in various places in the
United States and Europe. Served in the US Army during the period from
1958-1960, both in the United States and Germany. Moved to New York City
in 1961.
Became Associate Editor and Partner (with Edward Meneeley) of PORTABLE
GALLERY PRESS in 1962. The initial role of Portable Gallery Press was to
document on color slides the complete one-man shows of American artists
who, at the time, were just beginning to achieve recognition. This was
later expanded to include seminal figures in the development of painting
and sculpture in the 20th century, both in America and abroad.
Became Editor of PORTABLE GALLERY PRESS in 1963 and Director of the London
office in 1966. Currently serving as Executive Editor.
Organized BEE TIME VINE: FRIENDS OF VIRGIL THOMSON & GERTRUDE STEIN in
1965 and serves as Director of that non-profit organization.
Organized with Michael McKibbon in 1967 the AUDIO-EDUCATIONAL PRESS,
London, an extension of the activities of Portable Gallery Press.
EDUCATION:
Completed basic education through High School level. Graduated 1958 from
Excelsior Union High School, Norwalk, California.
Studied painting with Jarvin Parks, Atlanta, Georgia, 1960-61.
Studied painting with Edward Meneeley, New York City, 1961-63.
EXHIBITIONS:
1962
Group exhibition, Allan Stone Gallery, New York City
One-man exhibition, Crest Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania
1963
One-man exhibition, Crest Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania
1964
Paintings included in Art of the Sixties: The Richard Brown Baker
Collection, Museum of Art, the Rhode Island School of Design,
Providence
Designed and edited The World's First Pop Art Newspaper, exhibited
at the Stable Gallery, NYC
"Portrait of Edith Sitwell" included in The New Art exhibition,
organized by Samuel Adams Green, Wesleyan University, Connecticut
Joined the Bertha Schaefer Gallery, NYC
Participated in a two-man exhibition (with Edward Meneeley) at the
Flemington Studio of the Arts, Flemington, New Jersey
1966
First NYC one-man exhibition, Frederick Teuscher Gallery
Red-White-Blue group exhibition, Frederick Teuscher Gallery
The Mods Have Won group exhibition, Frederick Teuscher
Gallery
Sculpture included in the Annual Exhibition, Whitney Museum of
American Art, NYC
1967
One-man exhibition, Private View Gallery, NYC
1972
One-man exhibition, Kensington Town Hall, London, England. Benefit for
the Notting Hill Housing Trust.
1974
One-man exhibition, Manaslu Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal
1975
American Exhibition III, Arlington, Virginia and at various sites
in Washington, DC
1977
American Exhibition IV, St. Luke's Hospital Center, NYC
No Rules Band Summer Show, group exhibition, Bleecker & Mercer,
NYC
One-man exhibition, Bleecker & Mercer, NYC
No Rules Band Christmas Show, group exhibition, Bleecker & Mercer,
NYC
1978-80
Founded the DADA NEWS, a continuing project, with Issue No. 40 scheduled
for publication on the Winter Solstice, 1980.
CATALOGUES:
The New Art, Wesleyan University, 1964, forward by Lawrence
Alloway
Art of the Sixties, Rhode Island School of Design, 1964, foreword
by Richard Brown Baker
Annual Exhibition 1966, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
Vanderburg: An Exhibition in Benefit for the Notting Hill Housing
Trust, London, November 1972
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Benedikt, Michael: New York Letter, ART INTERNATIONAL, Vol. X/4, April
1966
ESM Documentations, London: ALBERT VANDERBURG: SCULPTURE. Color slide
monograph, published 1968.
Lichtblau, Charlotte: Review of 1966 one-man exhibition at the Teuscher
Gallery, NY Herald Tribune, February 26, 1966
Meneeley, Edward: ALBERT VANDERBURG, Introduction to the 1967 Exhibition
at the Private View Gallery, NYC
Portable Gallery Press: ALBERT VANDERBURG. Color slide monograph,
published 1965
Robbins, Eugenia S.: Monographs: Men, Memories and Art, ART IN
AMERICA, No. 2, 1965
Vanderburg, Albert: Congressional Record, Friday, August 21, 1964, page
20319
Vanderburg, Albert: EDWARD MENEELY: STUDIO PREVIEW 1964. Contemporary
Monograph Series, Portable Gallery Press, 1963
Vanderburg, Albert: A TALE OF TWO FOOLS. Limited Edition, Portable
Gallery Press, 1975