Knox Martin

Knox Martin is an American painter, sculptor and muralist. Born in 1923 in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946 till 1950. He is one of the leading members of New York School - a group of artists and writers. He lives and works in New York City."Art is at its cutting edge out of a specific lineage - the creation of reality. The subject matter of what I do, is creation." - Knox Martin (1999). His work is included in the collections of Whitney Museum of American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Brooklyn Museum of Art, National Academy of Design, New York University, National Arts Club, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York State Museum, Montclair Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Baltimore Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Denver Art Museum, Ithaca Museum, Lowe Art Museum, Wellesley College, Portland Art Museum, Springfield Art Museum, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Southern... full article at wikipedia