Barnett Newman
American painter
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About Barnett Newman
Barnett Newman was a brilliant and highly influential 20th-century artist. He was widely recognized as one of the earliest figures of the popular “color field” painters and a revered figure in “abstract expressionism”. In addition, he was a highly intellectual theorist and the majority of his paintings communicated many diverse messages about his locality.
Background & Education
New York City, USA was his birthplace. However, he was of Jewish and Polish descent. He was an old student of the City College of New York, where he read philosophy. Before painting, he made a living from his father’s clothing business and as a writer and teacher.
Career & Major Works
His painting career began in the 1930s. During his early career, he took up the “expressionist style” but eventually deemed all his initial works unworthy of consideration and destroyed them all.
Newman’s work began to mature in the 1940s and in 1948, he completed one of his best works, “Onement I”. Between 1950 and 1970, he made several paintings about biblical and Jewish characters, such as “Abraham (1949)”, “Uriel (1954)” and “Adam and Eve”.
His most prominent sculpture was “Broken Obelisk (1963)”. He also made several series of etchings and lithographs.
Death
He died at age 65 on July 4, 1970 after suffering a heart attack.
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F.A.Q. about Barnett Newman
When is his birthday?
Barnett Newman's birthday is on January 29, 1905.
In how many days is his birthday?
Barnett's birthday is in 75 days
How old was Barnett when he died?
He was 65 years old.
When did he die?
He died in July 4, 1970.
How old would he be today?
Barnett Newman would be 119 years old if he was alive today.
Where was Barnett from?
He was born in New York City, New York, U.S..