Bob Thompson (painter), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBob Thompson (painter)
American painter
Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1937
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 30-May-1966
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Bob Thompson (painter)
- Bob Thompson (June 26, 1937 – May 30, 1966) was an African-American figurative painter known for his bold and colorful canvases, whose compositions were appropriated from the Old Masters.
- His art has also been described as synthesizing Baroque and Renaissance masterpieces with the jazz-influenced Abstract Expressionist movement.He was prolific in his eight-year career, producing more than 1,000 works before his death in Rome in 1966.
- The Whitney Museum mounted a retrospective of his work in 1998.
- He also has works in numerous private and public collections throughout the United States.
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