1976 in art
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[edit] Events
- Completion of the Cubist-influenced Church of the Holy Trinity, Vienna, by Fritz Wotruba.
[edit] Awards
- Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley - Self Portrait in the Studio
[edit] Exhibitions
- July 21: Opening of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, New York. The inaugural exhibition Rooms presented in-situ works and installations by around 80 artists from the United States and abroad.
[edit] Works
- Vito Acconci - The Red Tapes
- Henry Moore - Three Piece Reclining Figure Draped (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Robert Ryman - Untitled (pastel and graphite on plexiglas with steel, 126.1 x 126.1 cm)
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- February 1 - Hans Richter, Dadaist film-maker
- March 26 - Josef Albers, painter
- March 31 - Paul Strand, photographer
- April 1 - Max Ernst, painter
- April 24 - Mark Tobey, painter
- May 11 - Alvar Aalto, architect and designer
- June 24 - Imogen Cunningham, photographer
- November 11 - Alexander Calder, painter, sculptor and designer
- November 18 - Man Ray, Dadaist
- date unknown - Sándor Bortnyik, painter and graphic designer
