William Baziotes
William Baziotes (born June 11, 1912 in Pittsburgh , † June 6, 1963 in New York ) was an American painter and a representative of Abstract Expressionism .
Life
Baziotes studied at the National Academy of Design in New York from 1933 to 1936. From the beginning of the 1950s he developed his characteristic style of underwater landscapes, which were populated by very few animals and plants. In 1959, Baziotes was a participant in documenta 2 in Kassel , in the field of painting.
Web links
- Materials by and about William Baziotes in the documenta archive
- William and Ethel Baziotes Papers, 1916-1992 from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
- William Baziotes sketchbooks, circa 1933 from the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
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| SURNAME | Baziotes, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pittsburgh |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1963 |
| Place of death | new York |