Outstanding European

Ross Bleckner

1989

Painting featuring human figure next to candelabra.
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Ross Bleckner

b. 1949

Born in New York City, American artist Ross Bleckner is known for his large-scale paintings. His work was the subject of a major retrospective by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art (1995) and has been featured in solo shows at venues such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; and the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh. Bleckner is also renowned for his philanthropy and has been president of the AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA).

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