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Born January 24, 1915 • Aberdeen • Washington
Died July 16, 1991 (aged 76) • Provincetown • Massachusetts
Notable Works “Africa” • “Indian Summer, #2”
Movement / Style Abstract Expressionism
Notable Family Members spouse Helen Frankenthaler
Subjects Of Study aesthetics

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Motherwell, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1959
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