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Ellen Banks

Ellen Banks (1938 - 2017) was active/lived in Massachusetts.  Ellen Banks is known for Geometric abstract painting.

Ellen Banks (June 7, 1938 - May 18, 2017) is an African-American painter and multi-media artist using only printed musical scores as inspiration for her paintings.

Born in Boston, Banks spent her childhood exploring both painting and music and was inspired by Piet Mondrian.  Banks received her bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts College of Art, studying also at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Her first solo exhibition took place in 1962.  Only five years later, in 1967, she received the Prix de Paris, and her work has been widely exhibited.  Since 1981 she has been using musical scores as the visual basis for her work.
Banks began her career in 1962 with her first solo gallery.  In addition to her formal education at the Massachusetts College of Art, Banks received training from César Domela and Hans Jaffé. She has drawn inspiration from only printed musical scores since 1981. She refers to herself as "a representational painter of abstracts f   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2629 characters.]  Artist bio

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