Joseph Glasco
American artist (1925 - 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Glasco (January 19, 1925 – May 31, 1996) was an American abstract expressionist[1] painter, draftsman and sculptor. He is most known for his early figurative drawings and paintings and in later years for deconstructing the figure to develop his non-objective paintings building on abstraction of the 1950s.[2][3]
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Born | January 19, 1925 Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | May 31, 1996 Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
Education | University of Texas at Austin (1941-1942 before drafted); Portsmouth Art School, Bristol, England; Jeppson Institute, Los Angeles, California; School of Painting and Sculpture, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico; Art Students League, New York, New York |
Occupation | Artist |
Known for | Drawing Painting Sculpture |
Movement | Figurative art, surrealism, cubism, abstract art, abstract expressionism |
Website | www.josephglascofoundation.org |
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During his early years in New York, Alfonso Ossorio, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner and others were friends and influences. Other influences on Glasco's art included Jean DuBuffett and Hans Hofmann. Later in his life, Glasco befriended younger artists including Julian Schnabel, and George Condo.[2]