Walter De Maria

Sculpture, Visual Artist

1935 – 2013

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Who was Walter De Maria?

Walter Joseph De Maria was an American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer. He lived and worked in New York City. Walter de Maria's artistic practice is connected with Minimal art, Conceptual art, and Land art of the 1960s.

LACMA director Michael Govan said that "I think he's one of the greatest artists of our time." Govan, who worked with De Maria for a number of years, found De Maria's work "singular, sublime and direct."

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Born
Oct 1, 1935
Albany
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Master of Fine Arts, University of California, Berkeley
    Painting
    (1953 - 1959)
Lived in
  • Albany
  • New York City
    (1960 - 2013/07/25)
Died
Jul 25, 2013
Los Angeles

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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