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
Edward Dahlberg	Author	22-Jul-1900	27-Feb-1977	Because I Was Flesh
Robert Duncan	Poet	7-Jan-1919	3-Feb-1988	Bending the Bow
Arthur Penn	Film Director	27-Sep-1922	28-Sep-2010	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
R. Buckminster Fuller	Architect	12-Jul-1895	1-Jul-1983	Futurist, invented the geodesic dome
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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