"The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1893 pastel version) is stolen in Oslo

1st Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs incorporate Apple Computer, Inc

MOMA opens a major solo exhibition for Brazilian artist Tarsila do Amaral in New York

PONG is released on the Atari gaming system

The Reunification of Germany officially begins.

U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.

Y2K takes place, a widespread computer programming shortcut that was expected to cause extensive havoc as the year changed from 1999 to 2000

Terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C.

Massachusetts legalizes same-sex marriage

January 9th, Michael Jackson receives Artist of the Century award.

MySpace is launched

61st Grammy Awards: Childish Gambino first rapper to win Best Song and Best Record for "This Is America"

Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, sparking riots and protests across the US.

First ever National Earth day!

On July 29, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the act establishing the The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

British girls group the Spice Girls release their debut single "Wannabe" in the UK

Pluto is demoted to "dwarf planet" status

YouTube is launched

Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA

NASA's Opportunity rover (MER-B) lands on the surface of Mars

"Blame It (On the Alcohol)" single released by Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain (Billboard Song of the Year 2009)

Haiti is struck by a devastating earthquake

This timeline describes the major milestones of Jenny Holzer's career as well as important events in American history and the canon of Art History. 

 Jenny Holzer is the recipient of both The Kaiserring, from The City of Goslar, Germany,
and The Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, from The Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, France.

two more awards for the shelf

Jenny Holzer is born in Gallipolis, Ohio on July 29, 1950. 

Jenny Holzer's Birthday

Jenny Holzer becomes a Resident in Visual Arts at The American Academy in Rome, Italy.


Artist in Residency 

Jenny Holzer is the recipient of Another Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, this time from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.

Doctor of the Arts

Jenny Holzer receives Public Art Network Award from Americans for the Arts in Washington, D.C., and New York

Public Art Network Award

Lorde Wore One of Jenny Holzer’s Inflammatory Essays on the Back of Her 2018 Grammys Dress.

Art in fashion

Jenny Holzer Receives Urban Visionaries Award from The Cooper Union in New York, NY.

More trophies for the bag

Jenny Holzer announced as honoree for the 2019 Creative Time Gala.

Creative Time Gala

After taking courses in painting and abstract art at Duke University and the University of Chicago, Jenny Holzer Completes her Bachelors of Fine Art at the Ohio University

Jenny Graduates College

Jenny Holzer Collaborates with fellow artist Keith Haring in Germany.

Art in the 80's

Time Magazine lauds Jenny as an artist who "used words as agitprop." 

Jenny Holzer Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

Jenny Holzer attended the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Chicago University

Jenny Holzer Begins an independent study program at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City.
She also receives her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.

Study, study, study.

Jenny Holzer receives LA MOCA Award for Distinguished Women in the Arts in Los Angeles, CA

A distinguished women of art

Holzer became the second female artist chosen to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale in Italy.
(Diane Arbus was the first, shown posthumously in 1972)

Making History.

Jenny Holzer and Australian fashion house, Helmut Lang, join to produce a new fragrance. Holzer designs the poster for the campaign. 

Corporate Collaboration

Jenny Holzer receives The Berlin Prize Fellowship, from The American Academy in Berlin, Berlin, Germany 
And is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Arts, from Williams College, in Williamstown, MA.

Berlin Prize Fellowship

Jenny Holzer is The recipient of The Crystal Award, from The World Economic Forum, in Geneva, Switzerland.
This award celebrates the achievements of leading artists who are bridge builders and role models for all leaders of society. 

Receives The Crystal Award.

Jenny Holzer receives Honorary Doctorate of Arts, from The University of Ohio, Athens, OH. And is The recipient of Skowhegan Medal for Installation, from Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME.

More Accolades

Jenny Holzer began Attending Duke University, Durham, NC    

College Bound!

In an interview with PBS's contemporary art docuseries, Art 21, Holzer stated, "I stopped writing my own text in 2001. I found that I couldn't say enough adequately and so it was with great pleasure that i went to text of others. 

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