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John Arthur Yeates
1923–1972
United States
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Biography
John Arthur Yeates (November 2, 1923 – July 12, 1972) was an American painter, active in Wisconsin and California. A student of Milwaukee artist Karl Priebe, Yeates adopted the Magic Realist style of his teacher, which he often applied to depictions of African American figures.
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