death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
may 30 , 1966 rome , italy louisville , kentucky , united states bob thompson 26 june 1937 bob thompson -lrb- painter -rrb-
 robert louis thompson figurative painter
bob thompson -lrb- painter -rrb-

bob thompson -lrb- june 26 , 1937 -- may 30 , 1966 -rrb- was an african-american figurative painter known for his bold and colorful canvases , whose compositions were appropriated from the old masters .
his art has also been described as abstract expressionist .
he was very prolific in his eight-year career , producing over 1000 works before his death in rome , italy in 1966 .
the whitney museum in new york mounted a retrospective of his work in 1998 .
he also has works in numerous private and public collections throughout the united states .
