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Frank Lobdell
1921–2013

Introduction

Frank Lobdell (1921–2013) was an American painter, often associated with the Bay Area Figurative Movement and Bay Area Abstract Expressionism.

Wikidata identifier

Q17466741

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Introduction

Abstract Expressionist painter known for his work in the 1950s and 1960s. He studied at the St. Paul School of Fine Arts in Minnesota before serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war he developed his style at the California School of Fine Arts, now the San Francisco Art Institute under Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko and David Park, and with fellow student and friend Richard Diebenkorn. He was a professor at Stanford University from 1966 until his retirement in 1991.

Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500095092

Names

Frank Lobdell, Frank Irving Lobdell

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