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Donald Judd

1928 - 1994

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Donald Clarence Judd (June 3, 1928 – February 12, 1994) was an American artist associated with minimalism. In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without compositional hierarchy. He is generally considered the leading international exponent of "minimalism", and its most important theoretician through such writings as "Specific Objects" (1964). Judd voiced his unorthodox perception of minimalism in Arts Yearbook 8, where he says, "The new three dimensional work doesn't constitute a movement, school, or style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Judd is the 874th most popular painter (down from 772nd in 2019), the 3,344th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,527th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, Donald Judd ranks 874 out of 2,023. Before him are Marie-Gabrielle Capet, Amalia Lindegren, Nicolae Grigorescu, Cornelis van Poelenburgh, Maud Lewis, and Henry Hill. After him are Paul Gavarni, Bartolomé Bermejo, Barbara Longhi, Toros Roslin, Sharaku, and Maximilien Luce.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Donald Judd ranks 185. Before him are Jack Tramiel, Nicolas Hayek, Robert Badinter, Borisav Jović, Jean Vanier, and Daisaku Ikeda. After him are Vincent Gigante, Leyla Gencer, Howard S. Becker, Henry Silva, Branko Mikulić, and Shulamit Aloni. Among people deceased in 1994, Donald Judd ranks 120. Before him are Mario Brega, Giovanni Spadolini, Antoine Pinay, Dick Sargent, Heinz Rühmann, and Aleksandar Petrović. After him are Baruch Goldstein, Juan Alonso, Stanisław Maczek, Haim Bar-Lev, Vitas Gerulaitis, and Yeshayahu Leibowitz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Judd ranks 3,344 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Hastings (1925), Henry Hill (1943), Tracy Chapman (1964), Lydia Davis (1947), Tommy Flanagan (1930), and Susan Helms (1958). After him are August Derleth (1909), Will Ferrell (1967), Terry Crews (1968), Ed Ablowich (1913), William Powell (1892), and Edgar Snow (1905).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Donald Judd ranks 32. Before him are John Sloan (1871), Julian Schnabel (1951), Robert Reid (1862), Barbara Kruger (1945), Anna Lea Merritt (1844), and Henry Hill (1943). After him are Grandma Moses (1860), Lee Krasner (1908), James Turrell (1943), Beatrice Wood (1893), Bruce Nauman (1941), and Gilbert Stuart (1755).

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