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Artist Sol LeWitt Dies
10-Apr-2007
Written by: Abby Riese
LeWitt died of complications from cancer.
Artist Sol LeWitt, 78, known for lively wall paintings and a founder of simple, abstract art styles, has died in New York, reports the Associated Press Tuesday.
LeWitt was born in Hartford, Conn., and lived in Chester, Conn., for the past twenty years. He died of complications from cancer.
"It is not an overstatement to say that he was one of the most influential American artists of the 20th century," Joanna Marsh, curator of contemporary art at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, said. "His work has had a profound influence on future generations of artists and will continue to have an impact."
LeWitt has a wife, Carol, and two daughters. Funeral services will be privately held.
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