Sol LeWitt (1928 – 2007), was a seminal American artist whose work is linked to various artistic movements of the mid-20th century such as Conceptual art and Minimalism. Born in Harford, CT 1928, LeWitt earned his BFA from Syracuse University before entering the U.S. Army in the Korean War. After the war, LeWitt settled in New York working as a graphic designer. In the 1950’s LeWitt began experimenting with painting, but rose to fame in the late 60’s with his wall drawings and three-dimensional “structures.”
A conceptual artist, LeWitt spotlighted his personal intellect and championed idea and concept over execution across a variety of mediums. LeWitt’s process often involved a rubric of strict instructions to execute the work. Over the course of his career he exhibited internationally and his works now reside in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London among others.