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4 august 2012 beaufort , south carolina fort smith , arkansas roger lee steele printmaker 12 june 1945 roger lee steele moronbu ii , kaminari hue in rain roger lee steele.png roger lee steele
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roger lee steele

roger lee steele -lrb- 12 june 1945 -- 4 august 2012 -rrb- reared in wichita falls , texas was an american-born graphic artist/printmaker living in south carolina best known for his evocative and colorful lithography , an artistic process also known as relief printing .
he was a printmaker specializing in the color-blend or split fountain technique often incorporating traditional chine-collé gold leaf techniques in his work .
his abstract color graphics are frequently suggestive of an artistic link between mid-late japanese motifs and the modern world .
