Jean Follett

1917–1991

Introduction

Jean Follett (June 5, 1917 – July 6, 1990) was an American painter and one of the innovators of assemblage art in the United States. She was a member of the New York abstract art movement of the 1940s and 1950s.

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First acquired
1963

Date of birth
June 5, 1917

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Q42859584



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