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Theodoros S Stamos

Theodoros S Stamos (1922 - 1997) was active/lived in New York.  Theodoros Stamos is known for Abstract expressionist painting, biomorph, geometric, surrealism.

A first-generation Abstract Expressionists, Theodoros Stamos is known for paintings done later in his career, which is large expanses of dissolved light. Underestimated at first by Clement Greenberg, New York critic whose commentary often decided the reputation of Abstract Expressionists, Greenberg later wrote: I scorched his show and I was wrong. You keep on learning." (Falk 3138)

Of his painting, Stamos said: "The great figurative painters were involved with grandeur of vision, using the figure as a means to an end, whereas today the best of the abstrtact painters are also involved with a grandeur of vision using color as their means toward a new space-light." (Herskovic 318)

Stamos was also an art educator and held positions at the Art Students League, Columbia University, Black Mountain College and Brandeis University.

Stamos was born in Manhattan to Greek immigrant parents and studied sculpture for three years, 1936 to 1939, at the American Artist's School. In   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 17633 characters.]  Artist bio

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