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Al Held

Al Held (October 12, 1928 – July 27, 2005) was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, however, none of these occurred at the same time as any popular emerging style or acted against a particular art form.…

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Movement
Abstract expressionism
Awards
Logan Medal of the Arts
Education
Art Students League of New York, Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Born
(1928-10-12)October 12, 1928 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died
July 27, 2005(2005-07-27) (aged 76) near Todi, Italy
Spouse(s)
Sylvia Stone Yvonne Rainer Giselle Wexler Kathleen Monaghan

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Al Held

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related to Career · 30
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related to External links · 10
Al Held → American Art, Archives, Australia's Kenneth Tyler, Held FoundationAl Held, Jan, National Gallery, Nov, Sheldon GalleryObituary, Smithsonian InstitutionBiography, The Guardian
Awards · 1
Al Held → Logan Medal of the Arts
Born · 1
Al Held → (1928-10-12)October 12, 1928 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died · 1
Al Held → July 27, 2005(2005-07-27) (aged 76) near Todi, Italy
Education · 1
Al Held → Art Students League of New York, Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Movement · 1
Al Held → Abstract expressionism
Spouse(s) · 1
Al Held → Sylvia Stone Yvonne Rainer Giselle Wexler Kathleen Monaghan
Style · 1
Al Held → Geometric abstraction Hard-edge painting

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Al HeldAwardsLogan Medal of the Arts1.00infobox
Al HeldBorn(1928-10-12)October 12, 1928 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.1.00infobox
Al HeldDiedJuly 27, 2005(2005-07-27) (aged 76) near Todi, Italy1.00infobox
Al HeldEducationArt Students League of New York, Académie de la Grande Chaumière1.00infobox
Al HeldMovementAbstract expressionism1.00infobox
Al HeldSpouse(s)Sylvia Stone Yvonne Rainer Giselle Wexler Kathleen Monaghan1.00infobox
Al HeldStyleGeometric abstraction Hard-edge painting1.00infobox
Jackson Pollockinstance ofDuring the early 1950s Avant-garde painters in the United States were receiving fresh inspiration from abstract expressionists0.80text
Mark Rothkoinstance ofDuring the early 1950s Avant-garde painters in the United States were receiving fresh inspiration from abstract expressionists0.80text
and Willem de Kooninginstance ofDuring the early 1950s Avant-garde painters in the United States were receiving fresh inspiration from abstract expressionists0.80text
Morris Louisinstance ofHe and a few other artists0.80text
Kenneth Noland felt a growing problem emergeinstance ofHe and a few other artists0.80text

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