John Alexander (artist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1945
Place of Birth: Beaumont, Texas, United States
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Alexander (artist)
- John Alexander (born October 26, 1945, in Beaumont, Texas) is an American painter.
- Alexander studied art at Lamar University in Beaumont and Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
- After teaching at the University of Houston from 1971 to 1978, he moved to New York.
- (Tennant, Houston Chronicle, 2003).Alexander’s work is influenced by his affection for the southern landscape.
- A painting called Lost Souls depicts Alexander’s cast of characters; various masked politicians, religious figures, skeletons, monkeys, and creatures, adrift in stormy waters.
- Alexander’s work ranges from the beautiful to the macabre.
- His thick paint and forceful linework is often the unifying trait throughout his work.
- Alexander is the creator of the Crystal Head Vodka skull bottle, and is a coowner of the company with actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd.
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