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Barnett Newman

1905 - 1970

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Barnett Newman (January 29, 1905 – July 4, 1970) was an American painter. He has been critically regarded as one of the major figures of abstract expressionism, and one of the foremost color field painters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barnett Newman has received more than 742,922 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Barnett Newman is the 35th most popular artist (down from 32nd in 2019), the 1,714th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,385th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Artist.

Barnett Newman is most famous for his series of paintings called "The Stations of the Cross."

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Barnett Newman ranks 35 out of 125. Before him are Jean-Michel Basquiat, Ulay, Akira Yoshizawa, Bernt Notke, Méret Oppenheim, and André Charles Boulle. After him are Louis Comfort Tiffany, Marcel Janco, John Heartfield, Jeff Koons, Marianne Brandt, and Herbert Bayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Barnett Newman ranks 64. Before him are Albert Pierrepoint, Heinz Lammerding, Dolores del Río, Sebastian Shaw, Erich Naumann, and Emílio Garrastazu Médici. After him are Piet Hein, Sada Abe, Wolfram Sievers, Pedro Petrone, Clara Bow, and Gareth Jones. Among people deceased in 1970, Barnett Newman ranks 58. Before him are Maud Lewis, Erich Heckel, Elsa Triolet, Percy Spencer, Fritz Bayerlein, and Elyesa Bazna. After him are Giuseppe Ungaretti, Nikolay Shvernik, Théo Sarapo, Michael Balint, Mikhail Mil, and Agustín Muñoz Grandes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barnett Newman ranks 1,714 out of 20,380. Before him are Lisa Ann (1972), Sonny Bono (1935), Michael Biehn (1956), Chuck Yeager (1923), Robert Aldrich (1918), and Alfred Stieglitz (1864). After him are Patricia Neal (1926), John Frankenheimer (1930), Fran Drescher (1957), Robert Bloch (1917), Joseph Losey (1909), and Gene Roddenberry (1921).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Barnett Newman ranks 5. Before him are Andy Warhol (1928), Roy Lichtenstein (1923), Keith Haring (1958), and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960). After him are Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Jeff Koons (1955), Bill Viola (1951), Judy Chicago (1939), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Vito Acconci (1940), and Robert Indiana (1928).

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