Walter De Maria Artist

Walter Joseph De Maria (October 1, 1935 – July 25, 2013) was an American artist, sculptor, illustrator and composer. He lived and worked in New York City. Walter de Maria's artistic practice is connected with Minimal art, Conceptual art, and Land art of the 1960s.LACMA director Michael Govan said that "I think he's one of the greatest artists of our time." Govan, who worked with De Maria for a number of years, found De Maria's work "singular, sublime and direct."

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Walter De Maria
Alias (AKA)De Maria Walter Joseph
Birth dateOctober 01, 1935
Birth place
Albany California
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJuly 25, 2013
Place of death
New York City , New York

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