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Jasper Johns

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Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker. Considered a central figure in the development of American postwar art, he has been variously associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art movements. Johns was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in South Carolina. He graduated as valedictorian from Edmunds High School in 1947 and briefly studied art at the University of South Carolina before moving to New York City and enrolling at Parsons School of Design. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jasper Johns is the 701st most popular painter (down from 591st in 2019), the 2,670th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,851st in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Painter.

Jasper Johns is most famous for his paintings of flags, targets, and numbers.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jasper Johns ranks 701 out of 2,023. Before him are Guido of Siena, Friedrich von Amerling, Lippo Memmi, Govert Flinck, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, and Mihály Zichy. After him are Andrea Appiani, Luis de Morales, Roberto Ferruzzi, Han Gan, Victorine Meurent, and Eugene de Blaas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Jasper Johns ranks 140. Before him are Eugenio Castellotti, Igor Netto, Ornette Coleman, Michel Rocard, Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, and Colin Dexter. After him are Ted Hughes, Miljan Miljanić, Dave Sexton, Son Sen, Ken Naganuma, and Robert Culp.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jasper Johns ranks 2,670 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Ballard (1942), Frederick William Franz (1893), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Val Valentino (1956), Billy Gibbons (1949), and John Carroll (1735). After him are James Whitmore (1921), Patty McCormack (1945), James Newton Howard (1951), Scott McKenzie (1939), David Crosby (1941), and Yaphet Kotto (1939).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Jasper Johns ranks 24. Before him are Helen Frankenthaler (1928), Will Sampson (1933), Sol LeWitt (1928), Thomas Eakins (1844), Cindy Sherman (1954), and Margaret Keane (1927). After him are Andrew Wyeth (1917), John Sloan (1871), Julian Schnabel (1951), Robert Reid (1862), Barbara Kruger (1945), and Anna Lea Merritt (1844).

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