Patricia Broderick (American, –2003)

Timeline

1925
Born February 23 in New York City to Milton and Sophie Taub Biow
1939–1943
Attended The Dalton School where she studied art with Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, and Vaclav Vytiacil. At 15, Broderick was invited by Tamayo to live and study with him and his wife Olga in San Miguel. Spent two summers studying with Tamayo in Mexico at ages 15 and 16. Attended classes at the Art Students League, where she continued her studies with Vytiacil.

Graduated from high school at age 17 and attended Sarah Lawrence College for six weeks after which Broderick was thrown out for returning to her dorm after curfew. In the same year, her mother died of cancer at age 47 after a seven-years illness.

Married a soldier in order to get out of the house, on his promise, she claimed, that he will be killed in the war anyway. He returned from the war and she lived with him for about six months before they separated.
1944–1945
Traveled to Mexico again at the invitation of Tamayo, where she continued to live with him and Olga at what is now the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende.

After a violent falling out with Tamayo, caused by his disapproval over her love affair with a bullfighter, Broderick stopped painting abruptly and moved to Mexico City for a short time, where she worked as a stage manager.

Shortly before her 21st birthday, Broderick travelled to Reno to obtain a divorce. While there, she met Sanford Meisner, founder of the Neighborhood Playhouse acting school. He urged her to return to New York and attend his school. She enrolled in the school, where she meets James Broderick.
1947
Married James Broderick
1950–1966
Had three children (Martha, born 1951; Janet, born 1955; and Matthew, born 1962).

Directed plays at Falmouth Theatre, Herbert Berhoff Studio, Dobbs Ferry Theatre, Lincoln Center Staged Readings and Chelsea Theatre Center. Wrote teleplays for Fred Coe for "The Philco Television Playhouse." Worked as assistant on Jerome Robbins' West Side Story.

Wrote her first play, Molly and the Independent Line, which was performed at the Actor's Studio.

The Admiration of Life was performed in London and New York to positive reviews. With or Without People performed at the Chelsea Theatre Center, and The Graduation performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre.
1967–1968
Staged reading of her last play, Mavromachealis, at Lincoln Center. Despite her ongoing interest and involvement in the theater as an acting coach and dramaturg Broderick soon returned to painting.

Renovated the flat where she wrote her plays at 58 St. Mark's Place, then moved her studio in 1968 to a loft on West 31st Street.
1970–1978
Works included in numerous gallery exhibitions in New York.

Started traveling to Ireland and doing watercolors there. Bought a house in County Donegal in 1973 and began regularly visiting Ireland a few times a year.

Moved her studio to a larger loft on West 36th Street.
1980–1985
Moved to her last studio on West 36th Street, where she worked for the rest of her life, interrupted by various medical disasters, beginning in 1982 with the death of Jimmy Broderick at 55 of thyroid cancer.

In 1983, she had surgery for lung cancer, and a triple bypass in 1985. Continued painting throughout as her health permitted.
1995–1996
Wrote the screenplay for the film Infinity, directed by and starring her son Matthew Broderick. The film opened to positive reviews and was a finalist at the Toronto Film Festival.

Began living with noted painter John Wesley.
2003
Died on November 18 in New York of cancer at age 78

Exhibitions

2013
Patricia Broderick: Selected Paintings, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
2006
Patricia Broderick (1925-2003), Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
2000–2003
Two-person exhibition with John Wesley, Art Resources Transfer, Inc., New York, NY
Exhibition curated by John Wesley, Art Resources Transfer, Inc., New York, NY (solo exhibition)
1980–1985
James Graham and Sons, New York, NY (solo and group exhibitions)
1970–1978
Bodley II, New York, NY (solo exhibition)
English (US)

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