J. B. Murray (1908 - 1988) - photo 1

J. B. Murray

John Bunion (J. B.) Murray was an abstract expressionist painter from Glascock County, GA. His work has been shown among folk art exhibitions and is included at the American Folk Art Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and has been featured in many museum exhibitions, including "Self-Taught Genius" at AFAM and "When the Stars Begin to Fall" at the Studio Museum. His work is best known for its codified use of colors and improvised script, called "spirit script," which could only be translated by the artist.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1908, Glascock County, USA
Date and place of death:1988, Sandersville, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art style:Abstract art, Abstract Expressionism

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William Holbrook Beard (1825 - 1900)
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Joel Meyerowitz (1938)
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Lee Friedlander (1934)
Lee Friedlander
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Eva Hesse (1936 - 1970)
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Mikhail Osipovich Tsetlin (Amari) (1882 - 1945)
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Todd Bienvenu (1980)
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Wendell Castle (1932 - 2018)
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Atanas Tasev (1897 - 1991)
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Edward Marshall Boehm (1913 - 1969)
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Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847 - 1928)
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Doug Starn (1961)
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Carlo Alfred Romanelli (1872 - 1947)
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George Widener (1962)
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Creators Abstract Expressionism

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1975
Lenton Parr (1924 - 2003)
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Pratuang Emjaroen (1935 - 2022)
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Brad Howe (1959)
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Arturo Bonfanti (1905 - 1978)
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Tschang-Yeul Kim (1929 - 2021)
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Julio González (1876 - 1942)
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André Brasilier (1929)
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Barnett Newman (1905 - 1970)
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Robert Michel (1897 - 1983)
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Gustav Kurt Beck (1902 - 1983)
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Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (1866 - 1944)
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Edgardo Mannucci (1904 - 1986)
Edgardo Mannucci
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