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Stephen Mueller

Stephen Mueller, American painter (died 2011)

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Born
September 24, 1947
Died
September 16, 2011
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1947

About Stephen Mueller

Stephen Mueller was an American painter whose color field and Lyrical Abstraction canvases took a turn towards pop. In 1970, while still at Bennington, Mueller had his first solo exhibition at the Richard Feigen Gallery in New York. Stephen Mueller (September 24, 1947 – September 16, 2011) was an American painter whose color field and Lyrical Abstraction canvases took a turn towards pop. After abandoning gestural abstraction in the late 1980s, and with it a focus on earth tones, Stephen turned to color wholeheartedly.

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Stephen Mueller timeline

  1. Stephen Mueller (September 24, 1947 – September 16, 2011) was an American painter whose color field and Lyrical Abstraction canvases took a turn towards pop.
  2. In 1970, while still at Bennington, Mueller had his first solo exhibition at the Richard Feigen Gallery in New York.

The world when Stephen Mueller was born

Stephen Mueller was born in 1947. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1947

  • #1 song"Near You" – Francis Craig
  • Top movieMiracle on 34th Street
  • Top TV showHowdy Doody
  • Best-selling bookThe Diary of a Young Girl – Anne Frank

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJackie Robinson breaks baseball's color barrier
  • Top headlineJackie Robinson breaks Major League Baseball's color barrier
  • Technology milestoneTransistor invented at Bell Labs
  • Defining fadFlying saucer mania
  • Notable inventionPolaroid instant camera
  • World population2.47 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPhiladelphia Warriors (BAA)
  • U.S. population144.1M

1947 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Stephen Mueller's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19472026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$7,800$435,000
Average income$4,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population144.1M341 million

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