Black Mountain College

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Black Mountain College

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Experimental art school founded in 1933 by John Rice, disestablished in 1957.

Location:
Asheville, NC

Founding Date:
1933

STUDENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert Duncan Poet 7-Jan-1919 3-Feb-1988 Bending the Bow

Arthur Penn Film Director 27-Sep-1922 Bonnie and Clyde

Robert Rauschenberg Sculptor 22-Oct-1925 13-May-2008 American modern sculptor and painter

Michael Rumaker Author 5-Mar-1932 Beat author, The Butterfly

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Josef Albers Artist 19-Mar-1888 25-Mar-1976 Homage to the Square

Eric Bentley Critic 14-Sep-1916 The Life of the Drama

Robert Creeley Poet 21-May-1926 30-Mar-2005 Founded Black Mountain Review

Willem de Kooning Painter 24-Apr-1904 19-Mar-1997 Abstract expressionist

Robert Duncan Poet 7-Jan-1919 3-Feb-1988 Bending the Bow

Charles Olson Poet 27-Dec-1910 10-Jan-1970 The Maximus Poems

David Tudor Pianist 20-Jan-1926 13-Aug-1996 Avant-garde concert pianist

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Merce Cunningham Dancer 16-Apr-1919 26-Jul-2009 Merce Cunningham Dance Company

Charles Olson Poet 27-Dec-1910 10-Jan-1970 The Maximus Poems

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