Google Doodle Celebrates Abstract Painter Agnes Martin
 

Google Doodle Celebrates Abstract Painter Agnes Martin
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Google took users on a trip into high-art territory on Saturday by posting a minimalist Google Doodle to ho**r the memory of famed abstract painter Agnes Martin

Born on March 22, 1912 in Canada, Martin moved to the United States in 1932 and became a citizen in 1940. She studied at Columbia University where she earned two master’s degrees.

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Google's homepage shows an abstract version of its doodle, to celebrate the life of Agnes Martin.

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Martin reportedly lived most of her life as a reclusive in New York and New Mexico while painting her famous grids of subdued natural tones. Her work has been exhibited all over the world, and can currently be found in places such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art and at the Tate in London Read more...

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