Balcomb Greene

Balcomb Greene (1904–1990) was an American painter, artist and printmaker.

Also recorded as Balcomb Green; Balcomb John Wesley Greene.

Balcomb Greene in brief

Born
1904
Died
1990
Known for
painter, artist and printmaker
Place of birth
Shelby
Contents

Overview

Born at Shelby in 1904, died at Montauk in 1990.

In detail

Balcomb Greene studied at Syracuse University, Columbia University and New York University.

The field of work recorded is abstract art. The authority associates the name with abstract expressionism.

Employment is recorded with Dartmouth College and Carnegie Mellon University. Membership is recorded of American Abstract Artists and American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Work by Balcomb Greene is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Balcomb Greene”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q4850256: Balcomb Greene

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Elsewhere in Prints

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