The Least-Known Founder of the Abstract Expressionists — theculturetrip.com

Still was born in 1904 in Grandin, North Dakota and spent his childhood in Spokane, Washington and Alberta, Canada— remote from New York City, where the Abstract Expressionism community began taking shape. Still, in contrast, produced his formative works during various teaching posts on the West Coast, first in Washington State and later in San Francisco. He found comfort in the serenity of the West Coast lifestyle and did not believe that a move to New York was necessary.

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