Jean Xceron
American painter
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| Intro | American painter | |||
| A.K.A. | John Xceron Giannis Xerokostas Jean Xćeron Giannis Xeron Jean Xeron John Xeron | |||
| A.K.A. | John Xceron Giannis Xerokostas Jean Xćeron Giannis Xeron Jean Xeron John Xeron | |||
| Places | United States of America | |||
| was | Painter | |||
| Work field | Arts | |||
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| Birth | 2 February 1890, Isaris, Greece | |||
| Death | 1967New York City, USA (aged 76 years) | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
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Jean Xceron (1890–1967) was an American abstract painter of Greek origin. He immigrated to the United States in 1904 and studied at the Corcoran School of Art. He worked at the Guggenheim Museum as a security guard for 28 years from 1939 to his death. He is described as a "pioneer of non-objective painting" by the Smithsonian Archives of American Art. His works are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.