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Edward Kienholz

1927 - 1994

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Edward Ralph Kienholz (October 23, 1927 – June 10, 1994) was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life. From 1972 onwards, he assembled much of his artwork in close collaboration with his artistic partner and fifth wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Throughout much of their career, the work of the Kienholzes was more appreciated in Europe than in their native United States, though American museums have featured their art more prominently since the 1990s. Art critic Brian Sewell called Edward Kienholz "the least known, most neglected and forgotten American artist of Jack Kerouac's Beat Generation of the 1950s, a contemporary of the writers Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Norman Mailer, his visual imagery at least as grim, gritty, sordid and depressing as their literary vocabulary". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Kienholz is the 98th most popular artist (down from 91st in 2019), the 9,951st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,876th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Artist.

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Among artists, Edward Kienholz ranks 98 out of 125. Before him are John Howe, Eric Gill, Martha Rosler, Borka Pavićević, Cassandra Austen, and Art Babbitt. After him are John Butler Yeats, Vik Muniz, Joseph Smit, Pippa Bacca, Red Skelton, and Peter Sellars.

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Among people born in 1927, Edward Kienholz ranks 409. Before him are Walter Giller, Vladimir Motyl, Edie Adams, John Kander, Juan José Pizzuti, and Kees Broekman. After him are Egon Günther, Alvin Sargent, Chris Connor, Tamara Nosova, Leslie Orgel, and W. S. Merwin. Among people deceased in 1994, Edward Kienholz ranks 310. Before him are Roger Apéry, Yuli Raizman, Richard Scarry, John Wain, Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, and Dave Albritton. After him are Christopher Lasch, Numa Andoire, Carol Yager, Dan Hartman, Dolly Haas, and Parveen Shakir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Kienholz ranks 9,953 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard DeVos (1926), Bukka White (1906), Valerie Harper (1939), Lucinda Williams (1937), Lorenzo Snow (1814), and Gabrielle Union (1972). After him are Owen Roizman (1936), Gail Goodrich (1943), Kevin Tighe (1944), Cliff Edwards (1895), John Oliver Creighton (1943), and Susan Glaspell (1876).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Edward Kienholz ranks 22. Before him are Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Dan Graham (1942), Maud Wagner (1877), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Martha Rosler (1943), and Art Babbitt (1907). After him are Red Skelton (1913), Peter Sellars (1957), Alex Grey (1953), Joan Mondale (1930), Al Hirschfeld (1903), and Shepard Fairey (1970).

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