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Facts

Born May 31, 1923 • Newburgh • New York
Died December 27, 2015 (aged 92) • New York
Awards And Honors National Medal of Arts (2012) • Praemium Imperiale (2000)
Movement / Style Minimalism • abstract art • hard-edge painting

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