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Lari Pittman

Lari Pittman (born 1952) is an American painter, university teacher and draftsperson.

Also recorded as Lari George Pittman

Biography

Lari Pittman studied at California Institute of the Arts and University of California, Los Angeles. The recorded working language is English and Spanish.

The field of work recorded is painting. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract and figurative.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Los Angeles, Santa Clarita and Los Feliz. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles and Colombia. Employment is recorded with University of California, Los Angeles.

Work by Lari Pittman is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Carnegie Museum of Art.

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Places

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  • Los Angeles, Colombia and Los Feliz
Activity
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

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