Leon Golub

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Leon Golub was an American painter known for his large-scale, politically charged figurative works that confronted themes of violence, power, and oppression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
figurative painter
human
painter
artisticStyle monumental canvases
raw expressive brushwork
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-01-23
dateOfDeath 2004-08-08
educatedAt School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of Chicago
fieldOfWork figurative painting
painting
political art
gender male
influenced contemporary political artists
influencedBy Etruscan art
Roman art
ancient Greek art
political events of the Cold War
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
mainSubject human rights abuses
oppression
power
torture
violence
war
movement Expressionism
Figurative art
Political art
notableFor large-scale politically charged figurative paintings
notableWork Interrogation III
Mercenaries
Napalm
Riot
Vietnam II
occupation artist
painter
printmaker
participatedIn Vietnam War protest art
placeOfBirth Chicago
Illinois
United States of America
placeOfDeath New York
New York City
United States of America
spouse Nancy Spero
usedMaterial acrylic paint
canvas
workLocation Chicago
New York City

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Philip Guston taught Leon Golub