Sam Francis
American painter, 1923–1994
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Mexican American artist and master muralist, born 1968
American sculptor and earthwork artist, born 1937
Sam Francis
BiographySam Francis received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and traveled extensively through Mexico, Japan, and Europe following graduation in 1950. The artist was greatly influenced by Abstract Expressionism and combined the treatment of the canvas of that movement with an interest in mysticism and Eastern philosophy.
