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   Who influenced Wesselmann?

   • Wesselmann was also influenced by the figurative art of the Old Masters, particularly the work of Henri Matisse. He was drawn to Matisse's use of colour and form, as well as his depictions of the female body.

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   Who is Tom Wesselmann?

   • Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1931. After serving in the Korean War, he went on to study at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and later at the Cooper Union in New York City. In the early 1960s, Wesselmann began producing art that would come to be identified with the Pop Art movement.

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   How did Wesselmann's wife influence his art?

   • Wesselmann's wife, Claire, was a significant influence on his art. She often posed for his paintings and served as a model for many of his most iconic works. Wesselmann was very vocal about his affection and admiration for his wife, and they were married for over 40 years until his death in 2004.

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   When did Tom Wesselmann become a pop artist?

   • Wesselmann enrolled at Cooper Union, where his attention gradually turned to fine art. He received his diploma in 1959, and was poised to become one of the leading Pop artists of the next decade. Tom Wesselmann (1931-2004), Smoker, 1976. Lithograph in colours with embossing, on Arches paper. Sheet: 22 x 29⅞ in (559 x 759 mm).

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2. www.theartstory.org › artist › wesselmann-tomTom Wesselmann Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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   Dec 17, 2004 · The influence of De Kooning on Wesselmann would be difficult to overestimate. An early infatuation with De Kooning led him to fuse the language of billboards with Abstract form. In 1994 Wesselmann admitted "In my early days, I was so envious of [Willem] de Kooning that I almost stopped being a painter."

   • Nationality: American
   • Birth Date: February 23, 1931

   • Place Of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio
   • Death Date: December 17, 2004

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   Wesselmann's artistic style was shaped by a range of influences, from the bold graphic design of commercial advertising to the figurative art of the Old Masters. His work was also influenced by the Pop Art movement that was unfolding around him in the early 1960s.

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   Thomas K. Wesselmann (February 23, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement who worked in painting, collage, and sculpture. Early years. Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati .

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   • Before turning to art, Wesselmann studied psychology and served in the US Army. Tom Wesselmann was born in Cincinatti, Ohio, in 1931. His friend Jim Dine was born in the same city four years later.
   • Wesselmann initially wanted to be a cartoonist. After returning to Ohio to complete his degree, Wesselmann pursued his ambition to become a cartoonist by enrolling at the Art Academy of Cincinatti.
   • Wesselmann adopted the pseudonym Slim Stealingworth to write his own autobiography. Wesselmann, penned by the artist as Slim Stealingworth, was published in 1980.
   • He collaborated with other leading Pop artists. Together with Jim Dine and Mark Ratliff, Wesselman founded the Judson Gallery in the basement of a church in Greenwich Village, where the first show included three-dimensional works by Claes Oldenburg (b.

6. www.nytimes.com › 2016/08/22 › t-magazineThe Most Famous Pop Artist You Don’t Know - The New York Times

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   Aug 22, 2016 · Wesselmann and his New York art pals were like a hive mind, dipping into pop culture in their work in a surprisingly uniform, straight-faced reaction to the angry, angsty aesthetics of the...

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8. wpi.art › tom-wesselmannTom Wesselmann – Wildenstein Plattner Institute

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   In addition to regularly updating the Tom Wesselmann Digital Corpus, which was launched in June 2020, we have digitized archival resources from the artist’s estate. We sponsor webinar series related to the artist and his influences, and have recorded oral histories of some of the key members of the artist’s circle.

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   Mar 24, 2021 · He was further inspired by his future wife, Claire, who was the model for all of the early Great American Nudes. 3 His interest in the nude was also informed by the history of art, in particular the hopelessness he felt while viewing the work of Willem de Kooning at the Museum of Modern Art (the young Wesselmann felt de Kooning had already accom...