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1944: First one-person show at the American-British Art Center in NYC.
1944: “Men in Flight” exhibition showcasing 33 paintings and drawings of bomber crews in action at the WAC Showroom in
Rockefeller Center, New York City.
1944: Exhibited at the
National Gallery of Art— the only woman and non-commissioned officer in a group show.
1946: Wartime wash and ink drawings shown at the American-British Art Center.
1946: The
Whitney Museum Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors, and Drawings.
Exhibited— Waiting, undated.
1948: American-British Art Center Show.
1952: The Whitney Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings.
1956: The Whitney Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, Watercolors and Drawings.
1957: The Whitney Museum Annual Exhibition: Sculptures, Paintings, Watercolors.
Exhibited—Girl with Rooster, undated.
1959: The Whitney Museum Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Painting.
2001: Exhibition of works on paper at the Edward Hopper House Art Center in Nyack, New York.
Unfortunately, due to a lack of photographs and museum catalogues, it is challenging to conclude her most famous works or exhibitions. Available images of Poor’s oeuvre are found at her personal website monitored by her surviving niece, Anna Poor.
Awards
1940: Awarded a Works Progress Administration mural commission.
1944: Awarded first prize in the National Army Arts Contest.
1948: Awarded the Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Fellowship for mural painting, a grant for advanced study and travel.
1971: Awarded the Benjamin Altman landscape prize from the Nation Academy of Design in New York City.
1972: Awarded the Hassam grant by The National Academy of Arts and Letters.
1972: Awarded the Henry War Ranger purchase fund prize by the National Academy of Design.
1977: Awarded the Hassam grant by The National Academy of Arts and Letters.
1981: Awarded the Benjamin Altman Landscape prize from the National Academy of Design for her oil painting, Ice on the River, undated.