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Artist: Clyfford Still Bio: Born in: 1904 Died in: 1980 Interested in art as a child, Clyfford studied art in high school and received a scholarship for it at Spokane University in Washington where he later graduated from. He started out painting mostly landscapes and rock forms. As he continued, his paintings start becoming less exact and more abstract. Still taught for 8 years at Washington State College before getting a job building ships and aircrafts for the war. After the war, he taught at a university in Virginia, and lived in New York for a while before moving back to California in 1950. There, he taught at the California School of Fine Arts. In 1961, Still moved back to New York where he purchased a 22 acre farm. There he continued painting in his studio until his death in 1980. Clyfford used bold colors and shapes onto large canvases “ Evoke the mystery of human existence through pure color and form.” The Works of Clyfford Still influenced many abstract Expressionists including Jackson Pollok, Mark Rothko, and Barnett Newman. A museum dedicated to Stills work is scheduled to open this year in Denver Colorado.