Clyfford Still (November 30, 1904 – June 23, 1980) was an American painter and one of the leading figures in the first generation of Abstract Expressionists, who developed a new, powerful approach to painting in the years immediately following World War II. Still has been credited with laying the groundwork for the movement, as his shift from representational to abstract painting occurred between 1938 and 1942, earlier than his colleagues like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, who continued to paint in figurative-surrealist styles well into the 1940s.
After the artist’s death in 1980, the Clyfford Still Estate was sealed off from public and scholarly view. Still thought the best way to experience his art was by seeing it all in one place and his will stipulated that his estate be given in its entirety to an American city willing to establish a permanent museum dedicated solely to his work, ensuring its survival for exhibition and study. In August 2004, the City of Denver was selected by Still’s wife, Patricia Still, to receive the substantial Still collection when they offered to build and maintain his museum.
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