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1907 Sanford, Alabama - 1984. Known for: Gestural, abstract expressionist painting, textile design.
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... Read full biography
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... Read full biography
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 age of... Read full biography
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 age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New... Read full biography
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 age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own sto... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Easel Painting
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Photography as Fine Art
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Gestural/ Action /Drip/Poured Painting
Art Subject
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Long Island, New York
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked After 1900
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
Art Teacher
- •George Grosz
- •Hans Hofmann
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Buffalo Fine Art Academy, Albright Art School, Student
- •Hans Hofmann School of Art, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Betty Parsons Gallery, New York City
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting