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Ben Cunningham
1904–1975

Introduction

Ben Cunningham (1904–1975) was an American artist and teacher whose works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Cunningham, known for his manipulation of color, served as supervisor of mural painting for Northern California under the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project.

Wikidata identifier

Q21206588

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, educator, muralist, painter

ULAN identifier

500048576

Names

Ben Cunningham, BABB'C (pseudonym), Benjamin Frazier Cunningham, Ben Frazier Cunningham, Benjamin Cunningham

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1 work