Sam Francis
Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923, San Mateo, California – November 4, 1994, Santa Monica, California) was an American painter and printmaker.
Read more about Sam Francis: Early Life, Career, Collections, The Sam Francis Foundation, Documentary
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