Frank Stella
American painter and printmaker (1936–2024)
Biography
Frank Philip Stella was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New York City for much of his career before moving his studio to Rock Tavern, New York. Stella's work catalyzed the minimalist movement in the late 1950s. He moved to New York City in the late 1950s, where he created works which emphasized the picture-as-object. These were influenced by the abstract expressionist work of artists like Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock.
Occupation
Frank Stella is recorded as a installation artist, a printmaker, a designer, a visual artist, a jewelry designer, a graphic artist, a sculptor, a painter, a engraver and a photographer, born in Massachusetts (1936–2024).
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