George Brecht
George Brecht (1926–2008) was an American chemist, artist and composer.
Also recorded as George Ellis MacDiarmid; George MacDiarmid.
Overview
Also worked under the name MacDiarmid, George Ellis.
Born at New York City in 1926, died at Cologne in 2008.
In detail
the recorded working language is French, English and German.
The field of work recorded is conceptual art, music and chemistry. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are performance art. The authority associates the name with Fluxus.
Works named in the authority record are Water Yam.
Work by George Brecht is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Canada and CODA Museum.
Distinctions recorded are Berliner Kunstpreis and Will Grohmann Award.
Sources
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“George Brecht”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q686321: George Brecht
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