Ellsworth Kelly
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Country
United States
Birth - Death
1923 - 2015
Occupation
Artist
Notable Achievements
Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, National Medal of Arts
Description
Painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his contemporary minimalist abstract paintings which employ bright colours. Sculptures generally consist of large outdoor contemporary pieces made of aluminum, stainless steel, and bronze. Solo exhibitions have recently been held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1998); Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1999); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (2002); Philadelphia Museum of Art (2007); and MoMA (2007). Listed as one of Vanity Fair Magazine's Top 10 living artists (December 2013).
See Also
- LGBTQ Sculptors
- LGBTQ Individuals Who Have Received France's Highest Honours
- The Great LGBTQ Surrealist and Abstract Artists
