Rudolf Baranik (1920 - 1998)

Rudolf Baranik

Rudolf Baranik was an artist, educator and writer. He was well known in the art world for his political advocacy, and was one of the first artists to organize protests against the war in Vietnam. Some of his best known works are the Napalm Elegies, a series of 30 antiwar paintings created between 1967 and 1974. The paintings of Rudolf Baranik are increasingly thought to be among the most important works of the New York School painting of the 1960s and 1970s. Baranik's art is included in many collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Hirshhorn Museum.

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Date and place of birt:	10 september 1920, Lithuania
Date and place of death:	6 march 1998, Eldorado at Santa Fe, USA
Nationality:	Lithuania, USA
Period of activity:	XX century
Specialization:	Artist, Painter, Writer
Art style:	Abstract art, Contemporary art
Technique:	Ink