Robert Whitman
1935–2024

Introduction

Robert Whitman (May 23, 1935 – January 19, 2024) was an American artist best known for his seminal theater pieces of the early 1960s combining visual and sound images, actors, film, slides, and evocative props in environments of his own making. From the late 1960s on he worked with new technologies, and his latest work incorporated cellphones.

Wikidata identifier

Q7351025

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Introduction

One of the co-founders of Experiments in Art and Technology, or E.A.T..

Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, cinematographer, installation artist, multimedia artist, performance artist, photographer

ULAN identifier

500110594

Names

Robert Whitman, Jr. Robert de Forest Whitman

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On the Hour

A 30-second online art project:
Maya Man, A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City

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Learn more at whitney.org/artport

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