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Birth
1907 (Sanford, Alabama)
Death
1984
Lived/Active
New York
Often Known For
gestural, abstract expressionist painting, textile design
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A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School.
John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the (showing 500 of 5440 characters). |
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