Tom Green | |
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Born | Thomas Patrick Green, Jr. May 27, 1942 [1]
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
[1] |
Died | September 3, 2012[1]
Cabin John, Maryland, U.S.
[1] | (aged 70)
Alma mater | University of Maryland [1] |
Occupation(s) | Painter, professor |
Thomas Patrick Green, Jr. (May 27, 1942 – September 3, 2012), known more commonly as Tom Green, was an American painter and professor. [1] He taught at Corcoran College of Art and Design, for many years. [2] Green is associated with the Washington Color School art movement. [3]
Thomas Patrick Green, Jr. was born on May 27, 1942, in Newark, New Jersey. [4] Green was the oldest of four children, his father worked at the United States Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C. [2] He attended the University of Maryland, where he received his B.A. degree in 1969, and M.A. degree in 1971. [1] [5]
Themes within Green's work include, "language, translation, biomorphic imagery, anthropology, color, and mysticism". [6] Some of his paintings have often been compared to Keith Haring, in terms of style and colors and described as "hieroglyphic". [6] [1] Green often worked on large canvases. [2]
In 1975, Green was included in the Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art. [5] Green's other group exhibitions include, 6 Painters (2011) at Civilian Art Projects. [6] He had a solo exhibition at Curator’s Office (March 2012), months before his died. [6]
Green taught art classes at the Corcoran College of Art and Design for approximately 40 years, and retired in 2009. [2]
Green died on September 3, 2012, in Cabin John, Maryland, after struggling with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. [1] His work is included in the public museum collections at Smithsonian American Art Museum, [4] and Baltimore Museum of Art. [7]
Green's work was featured in the postmortem retrospective exhibition, Tom Green: Accident and Intent (2010) at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. [6]