Art, literature & historySol LeWitt
1928–2007
Selected artwork
Plate Two, from Composite Series
1970
Art Institute of Chicago
Other names (3)
Sol Lewitt, Sol Le Witt, Solomon "Sol" LeWitt
Biography
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism.
LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he preferred to "sculptures") but was prolific in a wide range of media including drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, installation, and artist's books. He has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world since 1965. The first biography of the artist, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas, by Lary Bloom, was published by Wesleyan University Press in the spring of 2019.
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Later influence
- Adrian Pipereditorial inference
Evidence
Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending.
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Sol LeWitt. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Art Institute of Chicago14 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art5 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art4 recorded works