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Frank Stella

1936 - 2024

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Frank Philip Stella (May 12, 1936 – May 4, 2024) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New York City for much of his career before moving his studio to Rock Tavern, New York. Stella's work catalyzed the minimalist movement in the late 1950s. He moved to New York City in the late 1950s, where he created works which emphasized the picture-as-object. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Stella is the 513th most popular painter (up from 612th in 2019), the 1,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,918th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Frank Stella ranks 513 out of 2,023. Before him are Ivan Bilibin, Fernand Cormon, Jean Clouet, Zinaida Serebriakova, Dirck van Baburen, and Pompeo Batoni. After him are Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Vasily Surikov, José Clemente Orozco, Salomon van Ruysdael, Johan Jongkind, and Nicolas de Largillière.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Frank Stella ranks 98. Before him are Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Badajoz, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Koji Sasaki, Joe D'Amato, Jill Ireland, and Georgina Spelvin. After him are Roy Emerson, Leonel Sánchez, Julio María Sanguinetti, Carol Gilligan, Gianni Vattimo, and Christine Nöstlinger. Among people deceased in 2024, Frank Stella ranks 98. Before him are Tony Todd, Tim Johnson, Philippe de Gaulle, John Mayall, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, and Mohammed Deif. After him are Hage Geingob, Dries van Agt, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Bob Newhart, Sérgio Mendes, and Brigitte Bierlein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Stella ranks 1,982 out of 20,380. Before him are Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), Wolfgang Kapp (1858), Eugene Fama (1939), Nina Hartley (1959), Norman Reedus (1969), and Kelly Preston (1962). After him are Creighton Abrams (1914), Emilio Estevez (1962), Albert Gore Sr. (1907), David Graf (1950), Cloris Leachman (1926), and Michael Dudikoff (1954).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Frank Stella ranks 16. Before him are Norman Rockwell (1894), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Lyonel Feininger (1871), Richard Serra (1939), Grant Wood (1891), and John La Farge (1835). After him are Dorothea Tanning (1910), Helen Frankenthaler (1928), Will Sampson (1933), Sol LeWitt (1928), Thomas Eakins (1844), and Cindy Sherman (1954).

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