Alfonso Ossorio

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Alfonso Ossorio was a Filipino-American abstract expressionist artist and collector known for his vibrant, surreal assemblages and close association with artists like Jackson Pollock and Jean Dubuffet.

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instanceOf abstract expressionist artist
art collector
artist
painter
person
activeIn East Hampton
surface form: East Hampton art scene

New York City art scene
associatedWith East Hampton
surface form: East Hampton art community

Jackson Pollock
Jean Dubuffet
Peggy Guggenheim
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship Philippines
United States of America
collectionFocus art brut
works by Jackson Pollock
countryOfBirth Philippines
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1916-08-02
dateOfDeath 1990-12-05
educatedAt Harvard University
era 20th century
ethnicOrigin Filipino
familyName Ossorio
fieldOfWork assemblage art
drawing
painting
genre abstract art
abstract expressionism
surrealist art
givenName Alfonso
influencedBy Jackson Pollock
Jean Dubuffet
Roman Catholic imagery
Surrealism
movement Abstract expressionism
Surrealism
notableFor religious and spiritual themes in art
surreal imagery
use of found objects
vibrant assemblages
notableWork Angels, Demons, and Savages (series)
Recovery Drawings
owned The Creeks (East Hampton estate)
partner Edward Dragon
placeOfBirth Manila
placeOfDeath New York City
residence East Hampton, New York, United States
surface form: East Hampton, New York
sexualOrientation gay

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Green River Cemetery, Springs, New York hasBurial Alfonso Ossorio
subject surface form: Green River Cemetery