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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 483,373 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Baldessari is the 1,433rd most popular painter (down from 1,093rd in 2019), the 5,532nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,035th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, John Baldessari ranks 1,433 out of 1,421Before him are Josef Mánes, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Albert Namatjira, Ogata Kenzan, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, and Mikayil Abdullayev. After him are Karl Bodmer, Maxime Maufra, Slava Raškaj, Jacques d'Arthois, Stanisław Witkiewicz, and Sarah Goodridge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Baldessari ranks 289Before him are Alain Cavalier, Hal Needham, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Tamara Rylova, George Maxwell Richards, and Catherine Tizard. After him are Shirley Verrett, Alvin Ailey, Greg, Janwillem van de Wetering, Lonnie Donegan, and Elias M. Stein. Among people deceased in 2020, John Baldessari ranks 321Before him are Henri Richard, Marcello Abbado, Lee Kerslake, Rika Zaraï, Maria Itkina, and Rajendra K. Pachauri. After him are Shirley Douglas, Alex Olmedo, Jan Myrdal, James Wolfensohn, David Dinkins, and Henryk Gulbinowicz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 5,532 out of 18,182Before him are Tom Hamilton (1951), Barbara La Marr (1896), Scott Travis (1961), Paul Morrissey (1938), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), and Marilynne Robinson (1943). After him are Asa Gray (1810), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Peter Facinelli (1973), Dylan Baker (1959), Henry Knox (1750), and Harry Stenqvist (1893).

Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 79Before him are Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), Robert Motherwell (1915), Robert Henri (1865), Rockwell Kent (1882), and Wayne Thiebaud (1920). After him are Sarah Goodridge (1788), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), Alex Katz (1927), Morris Louis (1912), Jenny Holzer (1950), and Theodore Robinson (1852).