Karl benjamin biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
Karl Benjamin facts for kids
This page is about the American abstract expressionist painter.
Karl benjamin biography for kids
For the YouTube commentator, see Carl Benjamin.
Quick facts for kids Karl Benjamin | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1925-12-29)December 29, 1925 Chicago |
| Died | July 26, 2012(2012-07-26) (aged 86) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Redlands; Claremont Graduate University |
| Known for | oil painting |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism Hard-edge painting |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Jean Paschke |
Karl Stanley Benjamin (December 29, 1925 – July 26, 2012) was an American painter of vibrant geometric abstractions, who rose to fame in 1959 as one of four Los Angeles–based Abstract Classicists and subsequently produced a critically acclaimed body of work that explores a vast array of color relationships.
Working quietly at his home in Claremont, CA, he developed a rich vocabulary of colors and hard-edge shapes in masterful compositions of tightly balanced repose or high-spirited energy. At