Jasper Johns 1930 - present Personal: Jasper Johns, raised in Allendale, South Carolina, has always wanted to be an artist since his earliest memories. He is known today as an aspirating painter, sculptor and printmaker. Jasper Johns became one of America's best-known post-Abstract Expressionists and Minimalists. His name is most associated with pictorial images of American Flags. Early Life: Jasper Johns was born in 1930, in Augusta, Georgia. Although born in Georgia, he was raised in Allendale, …
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…his prints and paintings set record prices at auction, the meanings of his paintings, his imagery, and his changing style continue to be subjects of controversy. Jasper Johns will forever be known because of his nimble touch with a paint brush and for bringing upon a new style of art we still accept today.INFO:http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/johns_j.html http://www.fi.muni.cz/~toms/PopArt/Biographies/johns.html