John McCracken

John Harvey McCracken (December 9, 1934 – April 8, 2011) was an American minimalist visual artist. He lived and worked in Los Angeles, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and New York. == Education and teaching == After graduating from high school, McCracken served in the United States Navy for four years before enrolling in the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, earning a B.F.A. in 1962 and completing most of the work for an M.F.A. During these years he studied with Gordon…