Theodoros Stamos
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| Theodoros Stamos | |
| Born | 1922 New York City |
|---|---|
| Died | 1997 Greece |
| Occupation | Abstract Expressionist Painter |
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[edit] Biography
Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) was one of the original and youngest Abstract Expressionist artists working in New York City in the 1940s and 50s. He studied in 1936 at the American Artists School with Simon Kennedy and Joseph Konzal. From 1958 to 1975 he taught at the Black Mountain College, Cummington School of Fine Arts and the Art Students League of New York. A year before his death he donated 43 of his works to the National Gallery of Greece. He is buried in Lefkas, Greece[1].
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[edit] References
- Ralph Pomeroy, Stamos text by Ralph Pomeroy, (New York, Abrams, (n.d.).) ISBN 081090487X
- Marika Herskovic, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4
- Marika Herskovic, New York School Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists, (New York School Press, 2000.) ISBN 0-9677994-0-6
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Examples of his work.
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