Painter Sam Francis

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Painter

Sam Francis

Living place: San Mateo

Birthday: 25-6-1923 (101 years old)

Population of US 1923: 111,947,000

Global rank: #61122

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Painter Sam Francis profile

Who is Painter Sam Francis?
Painter and printmaker known for works like "Black and Red" and "Blue Symphony." He posthumously set a record in 2010 when 1,957 of his paintings, "Middle Blue" sold for $6. $354, 500 at an auction.
He was the subject of a 2010 documentary film "The Painter Sam Francis" by artist and filmmaker Jeffrey Perkins.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He studied psychology, botany, and medicine at the University of California, Berkeley, and also served in the United States Air Force during World War II.

Family life info

His mother encouraged his interest in the arts, and her death in 1935 strongly impacted him. He has been married five times and is the father of four children.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Painter Sam Francis?
He was influenced by the work of abstract painter Mark Rothko.

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Summary of Sam Francis profile

When was Painter Sam Francis born?
Sam Francis birthday 25-6-1923 (at the age of 101).
Where is Painter Sam Francis's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Sam Francis was born in San Mateo, California- United States. is a Painter, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Pig. Sam Francis's global rank is 61122 and whose rank is 200 in list of famous Painter. Population of US in 1923 is about 111,947,000 persons.
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Events in 1923 and 25-6

Events in US in the birth year of Sam Francis

  • President Warren G. Harding suddenly falls ill (July 28) while returning from a trip to Alaska and is rushed to San Francisco, where he dies on Aug. 2.
  • The second Ku Klux Klan movement in U.S. history grows, stirring widespread controversy and violence.

Birthday Sam Francis (25-6) in history

  • Day 25-6 year 1788: Virginia became the 10th state in the Union.
  • Day 25-6 year 1876: Lt. Col. George A. Custer and all his men were killed by Sioux and Cheyanne Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana.
  • Day 25-6 year 1950: Communist North Korean troops invaded South Korea, beginning the Korean War.
  • Day 25-6 year 1951: The first commercial color TV program was transmitted by CBS from New York to Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC.
  • Day 25-6 year 1991: Croatia and Slovenia proclaimed their independence from Yugoslavia, beginning the Yugoslavian civil war.
  • Day 25-6 year 1997: Oceanographer Jacques Cousteau died.
  • Day 25-6 year 2009: Michael Jackson, lifelong musician, pop singer, and superstar, dies at age 50.
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