Artist Richard Diebenkorn visited the Albright-Knox for the November 12, 1976, opening of his exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Drawings, 1943–1976. This major retrospective exhibition, organized by Albright-Knox Director Robert T. Buck, Jr., and Assistant Curator Linda L. Cathcart, included over one hundred fifty paintings and drawings that spanned thirty years and surveyed Diebenkorn’s exploration of both abstract and figurative painting.
Richard Diebenkorn: Paintings and Drawings, 1943–1976 later traveled to the Cincinnati Art Museum; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Oakland Museum.