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1936 Malden, Massachusetts - 2024 West Village, Manhattan, New York. Known for: Geometric minimal image painting, collage.
1936 May 12, Frank Philip Stella born in Malden, Massachusetts. His father is a gynecologist, his mother had attended art school. 1950-54 Attends Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he... Read full biography
1936 May 12, Frank Philip Stella born in Malden, Massachusetts. His father is a gynecologist, his mother had attended art school. 1950-54 Attends Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he studied with abstract painter Patrick Morgan. At Andover met Carl Andre and Hollies Frampton 1954... Read full biography
1936 May 12, Frank Philip Stella born in Malden, Massachusetts. His father is a gynecologist, his mother had attended art school. 1950-54 Attends Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he studied with abstract painter Patrick Morgan. At Andover met Carl Andre and Hollies Frampton 1954 Enters Princeton University. 1955 at Princeton Stella attends William Seitz' open painting studio. Begins to regularly visit art museums and galleries in New York City. 1956 Studied painting with Stephen... Read full biography
1936 May 12, Frank Philip Stella born in Malden, Massachusetts. His father is a gynecologist, his mother had attended art school. 1950-54 Attends Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he studied with abstract painter Patrick Morgan. At Andover met Carl Andre and Hollies Frampton 1954 Enters Princeton University. 1955 at Princeton Stella attends William Seitz' open painting studio. Begins to regularly visit art museums and galleries in New York City. 1956 Studied painting with Stephen Green, artist-in-residence at Princeton 1958 Begins the "Black Paintings"; some of their titles refer to buildings and places in New York City which have personal meanings. Graduates from Princeton with A.B. in history. Moves to New York City, where... Read full biography
1936 May 12, Frank Philip Stella born in Malden, Massachusetts. His father is a gynecologist, his mother had attended art school. 1950-54 Attends Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he studied with abstract painter Patrick Morgan. At Andover met Carl Andre and Hollies Frampton 1954 Enters Princeton University. 1955 at Princeton Stella attends William Seitz' open painting studio. Begins to regularly visit art museums and galleries in New York City. 1956 Studied painting with Stephen Green, artist-in-residence at Princeton 1958 Begins the "Black Paintings"; some of their titles refer to buildings and places in New York City which have personal meanings. Graduates from Princeton with A.B. in history. Moves to New York City, where he leases a store front on Eldridge Street. Sees Jasper Johns' "Flag and Target" paintings at Leo Castelli Gallery.... Read full biography
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1936 May 12, Frank Philip Stella born in Malden, Massachusetts. His father is a gynecologist, his mother had attended art school.
1950-54 Attends Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, where he studied with abstract painter Patrick Morgan. At Andover met Carl Andre and Hollies Frampton 1954 Enters Princeton University. 1955 at Princeton Stella attends William Seitz' open painting studio. Begins to regularly visit art museums and galleries in New York City. 1956 Studied painting with Stephen Green, artist-in-residence at Princeton 1958 Begins the "Black Paintings"; some of their titles refer to buildings and places in New York City which have personal meanings.
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