Julien Levy Gallery, New York,
Arshile Gorky, March 6–31, 1945
(Exhibition brochure: Breton 1945b), no. 9, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh,
Painting in the United States, 1945, October 11–December 9, 1945, no. 117, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Galerie Maeght, Paris,
Le Surréalisme en 1947: Exposition Internationale du Surréalisme présentée par André Breton et Marcel Duchamp, July 7–September 30, 1947, pl. X, ill. in b/w, as "Comment le tablier brodé de ma mère se déplie dans ma vie"
.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York,
Arshile Gorky Memorial Exhibition, January 5–February 18, 1951, no. 31, p. 47, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, March 4–April 22, 1951; San Francisco Museum of Art, California, May 9–July 9, 1951.
Milwaukee Art Institute,
55 Americans, September 9–October 23, 1955, no. 21, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, in conjunction with the Houston Symphony Orchestra (organizer), Houston Music Hall,
Large Scale Paintings II, October 30–November 5, 1956, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York,
33 Paintings by Arshile Gorky, December 2–28, 1957
(Exhibition catalogue: Sidney Janis Gallery 1957), no. 14, ill. in b/w, as "How My Mother's Embroidered Apron unfolds in my Life"
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XXXI Biennale di Venezia: Internazionale d'Arte, U.S. Pavillion, Venice, Italy,
Arshile Gorky, June 16–October 7, 1962, no. 11, p. 113, as "Come il grembiale ricamato di mia madre si dispiega nella mia vita"
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Museum of Modern Art, New York,
Arshile Gorky, 1904–1948, December 19, 1962–February 12, 1963
(Exhibition catalogue: Seitz 1962), no. 61, ill. in b/w, p. 32; p. 54, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: Washington Gallery of Modern Art, Washington, D.C, March 12–April 14, 1963.
Portland Art Museum, Oregon,
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bagley Wright: Twentieth Century American and European Paintings and Sculpture, November 8–December 6, 1964, no. 14
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Arts Council of Great Britain, London (organizer), Tate Gallery,
Arshile Gorky: Paintings and Drawings, April 2–May 2, 1965, no. 55, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Arts Council of Great Britain, London (organizer), Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels,
Arshile Gorky, Paintings and Drawings / Arshile Gorky: Schilderijen en Tekeningen, May 22–June 27, 1965, no. 65, as "Zo ontvouwt zich het geborduurde schort van mijn moeder in mijn leven / How my mother's embroidered apron unfolds in my life"
. Traveled to: Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, July 24–September 5, 1965.
Edmonton Art Gallery, Canada,
The Collective Unconscious: American and Canadian Art: 1940–1950, December 5, 1975–January 18, 1976, ill. in b/w, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C,
The Golden Door: Artist Immigrants of America 1876–1976, May 20–October 20, 1976, no. 69, ill. in b/w, p. 199, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf,
2 Jahrzehnte amerikanische Malerei 1920–1940, June 10–August 12, 1979
(Exhibition catalogue: Schmidt 1979a), no. 140, ill. in b/w, p. 133; p. 154, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: Kunsthaus Zurich, August 23–October 28, 1979.
Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels,
Peinture américaine, 1920–1940 / Amerikaanse schilderkunst, 1920–1940, November 10–December 30, 1979
(Exhibition catalogue: Schmidt 1979b), no. 135, ill. in b/w, p. 125; p. 149, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York,
Arshile Gorky 1904–1948: A Retrospective, April 24–July 19, 1981, no. 164, ill. in color, p. 192, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, September 12–November 6, 1981; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 3, 1981–February 28, 1982.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York,
Abstract Expressionism: The Critical Developments, September 19–November 29, 1987, no. 9, ill. in color, p. 175, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Sala de Exposiciones de la Fundación Caja de Pensiones, Madrid,
Arshile Gorky, 1904–1948, October 17–December 23, 1989, no. 37, ill. in color, p. 111, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, January 19–March 25, 1990.
Gagosian Gallery, New York,
Arshile Gorky: Late Paintings, January 11–March 5, 1994, ill. in color, p. 25; p. 42, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo (organizers),
Arshile Gorky: The Breakthrough Years, 1995–96, no. 5, ill. in color, p. 99; ill. in color, p. 56, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C, May 7–September 17, 1995; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, October 13–December 31, 1995; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, January 13–March 17, 1996.
Brooklyn Museum, New York,
Vital Forms: American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940–1960, October 12, 2001–January 6, 2002.
Traveled to: Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, February 16–May 12, 2002; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, June 21–September 15, 2002; Phoenix Art Museum, April 4–January 29, 2003.
Foundation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland,
Action Painting, January 27–May 12, 2008, no. 18, ill. in color, p. 60, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life.
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective, October 15, 2009–January 10, 2010
(Exhibition catalogue: Taylor 2009a), pl. 115, ill. in color, p. 276; p. 390, as
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life. Traveled to: Tate Modern, London, February 10–May 3, 2010; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, June 6–September 20, 2010.
Seattle Art Museum,
From Abstract Expressionism to Colored Planes, March 16, 2013–August 1, 2015.
Seattle Art Museum,
Big Picture: Art After 1945, July 23–December 31, 2016.