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Born May 30, 1930 • Nashville • Tennessee
Died February 8, 2019 (aged 88) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (2005)
Movement / Style Minimalism
Smith, Tony: Throwback (1/3)
Tony Smith
American architect, sculptor, and painter
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese artist
Frank Stella: Moby Dick series
Frank Stella
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Robert Irwin: Getty Center's Central Garden
Robert Irwin
American painter and sculptor
David Salle
American artist
Brice Marden
American artist
Kenneth Noland
American artist
Elaine and Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
American artist
Jasper Johns
American painter
Cecilia Beaux
American painter
Eric Fischl
Eric Fischl
American painter and sculptor
Robert Rauschenberg: Monogram
Robert Rauschenberg
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Philip Pearlstein
American painter
John Adams
John Adams
American composer and conductor
Glass, Philip
Philip Glass
American composer
Steve Reich
American composer
Richard Serra: The Matter of Time
Richard Serra
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Steven Holl
Steven Holl
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