Quotes by George Brecht

About George Brecht:


George Brecht was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil. He was a key member of, and influence on, Fluxus, the international group of avant-garde artists centred on George Maciunas, having been involved with the group from the first performances in Wiesbaden 1962 until Maciunas' death in 1978.

Author Bio


  • NameGeorge Brecht
  • DescriptionAmerican artist and composer
  • AliasesGeorge Ellis MacDiarmid
  • BornAugust 27, 1926
  • DiedDecember 5, 2008
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionChemist; Artist; Composer