Paul Thek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Thek

American painter and, later, sculptor and installation artist

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1933

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1988

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Paul Thek (November 2, 1933 – August 10, 1988) was an American painter and, later, sculptor and installation artist.
Thek was active in both the United States and Europe during his life, staging a number of ambitious installations and sculptural works throughout his lifetime.
Posthumously, he has been widely exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, and his work is held in numerous collections including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, and Kolumba, the Art Museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne.