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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Baldessari has received more than 513,063 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Baldessari is the 1,668th most popular painter (down from 1,432nd in 2019), the 6,109th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,520th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, John Baldessari ranks 1,668 out of 2,023. Before him are Fyodor Bruni, Karin Bergöö Larsson, Reinier Nooms, Frederic Remington, Kitty Lange Kielland, and Georg von Rosen. After him are Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler, Constant Nieuwenhuys, Morris Louis, Jacob Maris, Eugene Lanceray, and Daniel Seghers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Baldessari ranks 336. Before him are Madeleine Berthod, Jorge Edwards, Wynton Kelly, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, André Noyelle, and Diana Dors. After him are Ángel Berni, George Maxwell Richards, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Dan Rather, Hal Needham, and Gordon Willis. Among people deceased in 2020, John Baldessari ranks 372. Before him are Jan Myrdal, Giorgi Shengelaia, Inna Makarova, Murad Wilfried Hofmann, Allen Garfield, and Tom Lister Jr.. After him are Karin Lindberg, Jimmy Cobb, John Lewis, Vatroslav Mimica, John Ericson, and Richard Anuszkiewicz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 6,109 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Patterson (1958), Barry Newman (1938), George Eads (1967), Scott Fahlman (1948), Michael Paré (1958), and Jack Oakie (1903). After him are Sarah Shahi (1980), Timbaland (1972), Meg Tilly (1960), Harry Partch (1901), Emma Tillman (1892), and Samuel Garman (1843).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 82. Before him are Alex Katz (1927), Mark Tobey (1890), Robert Henri (1865), Chuck Close (1940), John William Casilear (1811), and Frederic Remington (1861). After him are Morris Louis (1912), Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930), Jenny Holzer (1950), William Merritt Chase (1849), Robert Ryman (1930), and Theodore Robinson (1852).

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