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Donald Judd

American minimalist artist (1928–1994)
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Summary

Donald Judd was born on June 3, 1928[1], in Excelsior Springs[2]. He died on February 12, 1994[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as an architect[5], sculptor[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], and architectural drafter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,924 views/month, #7,043 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Julie Finch[11]
  • Child: Flavin Judd[12], Rainer Judd[13]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[14]
  • Occupation: designer[15], installation artist[16], visual artist[17], artist[18]
  • Field of work: art of sculpture[19], painting[20], design[21]
  • Educated at: College of William & Mary[22], Columbia University School of General Studies[23]
  • Notable work: Untitled[24]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[25], Sikkens Prize[26]
  • Sex or gender: male[27]
  • Movement: Minimalism[28]
  • Genre: Minimalism[29], abstract art[30]
  • Commons category: Donald Judd[31]
  • Unmarried partner: Lauretta Vinciarelli[32]
  • Cause of death: lymphoma[33]
  • Participated in conflict: Korean War[34]
  • Family name: Judd[35]
  • Given name: Donald[36], Clarence[37]
  • Pseudonym: Jaddo, Donarudo[38], Judd, Don[39]
  • Sponsor: Dia Art Foundation[40]
  • Work location: New York City[41], Marfa[42]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-donald-judd[43]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[44]
  • Floruit: January 1, 1989[45]
  • Participant in: 4. documenta[46], Documenta 6[47], documenta 7[48]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[49]

Why It Matters

Donald Judd has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Donald Judd born?

Donald Judd was born in Excelsior Springs[2].

Where did Donald Judd die?

Donald Judd died in New York City[4].

Who was Donald Judd married to?

Donald Judd's spouses include Julie Finch[11].

What did Donald Judd do for work?

Donald Judd worked as an architect[5], sculptor[6], painter[7], draftsperson[8], and architectural drafter[9].

Where did Donald Judd go to school?

Donald Judd was educated at College of William & Mary[22] and Columbia University School of General Studies[23].

What awards did Donald Judd receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[25] and Sikkens Prize[26].

Related Entities

design Israel Museum Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria New York City Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Städel Museum United States Whitney Museum of American Art ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía +28
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  2. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → AA96-4D03-0013-EEC8-68F7
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  3. 8w ago · Uschoen · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fotoch photographer id → 28676
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  4. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 15w ago · AikateriniBoutou · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nationalmuseum sweden id → 9601
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  6. 15w ago · Thenetrunner · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spouse → Julie Finch
    Described at url → https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-donald-judd
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described at url: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-donald-judd, Add described at URL (P973) to sourced Solis Prints artist page; language English (P407)"
  7. 16w ago · Infopetal · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child → Flavin Judd, Rainer Judd
    Occupation → architect, sculptor, painter +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Child: Flavin Judd"
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