Frank Stella
American painter and printmaker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Philip Stella (May 12, 1936 – May 4, 2024) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He was known for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction.[1] His career was set in New York City.[2]
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Born | Frank Philip Stella (1936-05-12)May 12, 1936 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | May 4, 2024(2024-05-04) (aged 87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | Princeton University |
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Movement | Modernism, minimal art, abstract expressionism, geometric abstraction, abstract illusionism, lyrical abstraction, hard-edge painting, shaped canvas painting, color field painting |
Awards | 1984 Harvard University Charles Eliot Norton lectures National Medal of Arts |
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Stella died of lymphoma at his home in New York City on May 4, 2024, at the age of 87.[3]