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John Baldessari

1931 - 2020

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John Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California. Initially a painter, Baldessari began to incorporate texts and photography into his canvases in the mid-1960s. In 1970, he began working in printmaking, film, video, installation, sculpture and photography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Baldessari is the 1,686th most popular painter (down from 1,668th in 2019), the 6,855th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,108th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Painter.

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Among painters, John Baldessari ranks 1,686 out of 2,023. Before him are Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz, Wilhelm Camphausen, Teresa Feoderovna Ries, Oton Iveković, Peter Michal Bohúň, and Margaret Mee. After him are Maurice Boitel, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Alexander Kanoldt, Norah Borges, Martin Benka, and Alfred Roller.

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Among people born in 1931, John Baldessari ranks 357. Before him are Lê Khả Phiêu, Jan Johansson, José Vicente, Giuliana Minuzzo, Gordon Willis, and Adrienne Corri. After him are Anatoli Ilyin, Jean-Jacques Honorat, Mike Parkes, Oleg Goncharenko, Redha Malek, and Malcolm Browne. Among people deceased in 2020, John Baldessari ranks 421. Before him are Saeb Erekat, Vladimír Zábrodský, Doug Rogers, Giuliana Minuzzo, Gudrun Pausewang, and Lee Kerslake. After him are Sugathakumari, Marlene Ahrens, Marc Fumaroli, Luis Eduardo Aute, Billy Evans, and Germà Colón.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 6,857 out of 20,380. Before him are Julia Ward Howe (1819), Mildred Gillars (1900), Richard Helms (1913), Bellamy Young (1970), Jerry Buss (1933), and Joseph Hooker (1814). After him are Geraldine Ferraro (1935), Timbaland (1972), Richard Kind (1956), Van Johnson (1916), Helen Walton (1919), and Mädchen Amick (1970).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 81. Before him are Alice Pike Barney (1857), Rockwell Kent (1882), Frank Frazetta (1928), Mark Tobey (1890), Childe Hassam (1859), and Adolph Gottlieb (1903). After him are Jim Dine (1935), Alex Katz (1927), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Jenny Holzer (1950), Alice Neel (1900), and Ad Reinhardt (1913).

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