Thornton Willis
Thornton Willis (1936–2025) was an American painter and draftsperson.
Overview
Born at Pensacola in 1936, died at New York City in 2025.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The authority associates the name with abstract expressionism.
Work by Thornton Willis is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Carnegie Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Vanderbilt Museum of Art and The Phillips Collection.
Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
Sources
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“Thornton Willis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q7796569: Thornton Willis
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It is a photograph of Thornton Willis, the artist, standing in front of his painting "The Ceremony" in his studio in NYC, January 31, 2013.
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