Buzz Spector
1948–

Introduction

Buzz Spector is an American artist and critic. Born in Chicago in 1948, he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1972. He received his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from the University of Chicago in 1978. Spector taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Cornell University, and Washington University in St. Louis's Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, where he is Emeritus Professor.

His work has exhibited in museums throughout the United States and Europe, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.), Mattress Factory Art Museum (Pittsburgh), and the Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary Art (Prato, Italy). Spector's art is held in the collections of the Whitney Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

Wikidata identifier

Q62061918

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, installation artist, mixed-media artist, painter, sculptor

ULAN identifier

500116066

Names

Buzz Spector, Franklin Spector

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