Ellsworth Snyder (May 13, 1931 – August 11, 2005) was an American abstract painter, professional pianist, conductor and scholar. He was known as a champion of avant-garde art and music and is associated with composer John Cage and the Fluxus art movement. He preferred that his name be spelled ellsworth snyder, using all lower-case letters.
Read more about Ellsworth Snyder: Snyder As Pianist and Music Scholar, Snyder As Visual Artist, Snyder's Death and Archive
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“Wearing a spotted fawnskin
sleeping under trees
bacchantes, drunk
On wine or truth, what you will,
Meaning: compassion.”
—Gary Snyder (b. 1930)