The Second Time Around.(Robert De Niro's father was successful painter)(Brief Article)

From: Newsweek International | Date: May 31, 1999| Author: Dickey, Christopher | Copyright information

Mention the name Robert De Niro and people think of "The Godfather," "Raging Bull" and maybe Tribeca Grill. But in 1950s New York, the Robert De Niro that people talked about was neither an actor nor a restaurateur but an artist, one

often mentioned in the same breath as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. He was named one of the most promising painters of his generation. Critics wrote about "the originality and force of his temperament." His bold colors and slashing st...

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