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Birth
1912 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Death
1963 (New York, New York)
Lived/Active
New York
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biomorphic abstract, early surreal
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Categories of Interest
Abstract Expressionism
Modernism
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Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and growing up in Reading, Pennsylvania, William Baziotes was an Abstract Expressionist closely aligned with Gestural painting and Surrealism. He painted to express his own emotions about the mysteries of life and used rich colors symbolism.
He worked briefly for a newspaper and in a stained-glass factory where his friends encouraged his art talent. He moved to New York City in 1933 and studied for the next three years at the National Academy of Design, p (showing 500 of 5608 characters). |
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