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Clyfford Still

1904 - 1980

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Clyfford Still (November 30, 1904 – June 23, 1980) was an American painter, and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years immediately following World War II. Still has been credited with laying the groundwork for the movement, as his shift from representational to abstract painting occurred between 1938 and 1942, earlier than his colleagues like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, who continued to paint in figurative-surrealist styles well into the 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clyfford Still is the 1,925th most popular painter (down from 1,794th in 2019), the 10,086th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,262nd in 2019) and the 126th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Clyfford Still ranks 1,925 out of 2,023. Before him are Maxfield Parrish, Gerald Scarfe, George Caleb Bingham, Mikuláš Galanda, Milt Kahl, and Thomas Phillips. After him are Augustus John, Benjamin Wilson, Florence Fuller, Maurice Prendergast, Randolph Caldecott, and William Stanley Haseltine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Clyfford Still ranks 315. Before him are Arthur F. Burns, Cemal Reşit Rey, Alfredo Sánchez, Thawi Bunyaket, Virgilio Levratto, and Sabiha Bengütaş. After him are Léon Rosenfeld, Glenda Farrell, Steven Geray, Alexander Afinogenov, Antonio Janni, and Laura La Plante. Among people deceased in 1980, Clyfford Still ranks 271. Before him are Walter Susskind, Olivia Manning, John McEwen, Marc Connelly, Barbara Loden, and Dorothy Stratten. After him are Shohachi Ishii, Larry Williams, William Hood Simpson, Nikolay Bogolyubov, Bette Nesmith Graham, and Lucy Morton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clyfford Still ranks 10,088 out of 20,380. Before him are Naomi Wolf (1962), Judy Blume (1938), Chick Webb (1905), Mckenna Grace (2006), Suzy Parker (1932), and Justin Hartley (1977). After him are Dan Hartman (1950), Frank Ferrer (1966), Skrillex (1988), Monte Blue (1887), Phil Donahue (1935), and Bianca Belair (1989).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Clyfford Still ranks 126. Before him are Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849), Colin Campbell Cooper (1856), Maxfield Parrish (1870), George Caleb Bingham (1811), and Milt Kahl (1909). After him are William Stanley Haseltine (1835), Edward Henry Potthast (1857), Thomas Doughty (1793), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), William Glackens (1870), and John Henry Twachtman (1853).

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