Thornton Willis (Painter ) was born in Florida, United States on a Monday, May 25, 1936 🎈. Thornton Willis is 88 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Rat 🐀.
Abstract New York School artist whose best-known works included his “Slat,” “Wedge,” “Triangle,” and “Grid” paintings.
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| FULL NAME: | Thornton Willis |
| BIRTH DATE: | May 25, 1936 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Florida, United States |
| AGE: | 88 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rat |
About
Thornton Willis is a Painter. Thornton was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
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He grew up in the American South and received his M.A. in painting from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
DID YOU KNOW He was generally classified as an Abstract Expressionist painter, though his work also included elements of Color Field painting, Lyrical Abstraction, Postminimalism, Process Art, and Bio-Morphic Cubism.
FACT He and football legend Joe Namath became friends at the University of Alabama.
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Birthday
Currently, Thornton Willis is 88 years old. His next birthday is away. Thornton will celebrate his 89th birthday on a Monday, May 25th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on May 25, 1936. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Thornton Willis’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Thornton Willis was born in the Year of the Rat. A rat represents fertility and wealth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rat are wise, quick-witted, intelligent, crafty, determined, resourceful, and smart. They can also sometimes be acquisitiveness, ruthlessness, and nervousness.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Thornton Willis is a 88 years old Painter, born in May, in the Year of the Rat (1936), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 4. Thornton’s birthstone is Emerald, and his birth flower is Lily of the valley. You may also check out all famous birthdays in May or specifically birthdays on May 25.
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