Clinton Hill (artist)

Clinton Hill (1922-2003) was an American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. Born in Enderlin, North Dakota, Hill is best known for his color-field paintings and monotypes, which often explored the interaction of colors and textures.

He studied at the Minneapolis School of Art and the St. Paul School of Art before serving in the military during World War II. After the war, he continued his studies at the Brooklyn Museum Art School with Ben Shahn, Reuben Tam, and Gregorio Prestopino.

Hill’s early work was influenced by social realism, but he gradually moved towards abstraction in the 1950s. His mature style involved layering acrylic paint and utilizing techniques like pouring, staining, and blotting to create luminous surfaces with subtle color variations.

He taught at a number of institutions, including the University of Saskatchewan, Cornell University, and the Tyler School of Art at Temple University.

Hill's work is included in the collections of numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery of Art. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1967.