Sol LeWitt | |
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 Sol LeWitt, c.1965 | |
| Born | Solomon LeWitt September 9, 1928 Hartford, Connecticut, US |
| Died | April 8, 2007 (aged 78) New York City, US |
| Education | Syracuse University, School of Visual Arts |
| Known for | Painting, Drawing, Sculpture |
| Movement | Conceptual Art, Minimalism |
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism.[1]
LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he preferred to "sculptures") but was prolific in a wide range of media including drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, installation, and artist's books. He has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world since 1965. The first biography of the artist, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas, by Lary Bloom, was published by Wesleyan University Press in the spring of 2019.[2]
- ^ McNay, Michael. "Obituary: Sol LeWitt: American artist whose treatment of forms and colours defied critical analysis". The Guardian, April 11, 2007. Accessed April 17, 2011.
- ^ Bloom, Lary (April 16, 2019). Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819578709.