Mark Stock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mark Stock

American artist

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1951

Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Date of Death: 26-Mar-2014

Profession: painter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Mark Stock (August 4, 1951 - March 26, 2014) was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1951.
The son of an Army officer, Stock lived in many states across America before settling in St.
Petersburg, Florida.
He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Florida in Tampa where he studied under Theo Wujcik.
Upon graduating in 1976, Stock was hired to work at Gemini G.E.L.
in Los Angeles as a lithographer.
While there, he printed for notable artists such as Jasper Johns, David Hockney, Robert Rauschenberg, and Roy Lichtenstein before leaving to paint full-time. Mark’s final resting place is at the Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, California.
His tombstone depicts an image that he drew in 1977 of a tombstone in a wagon.
The backstory of this image is explained by Mark in this video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eSYOAPmiBus