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Clinton Adams ( December 11 1918 - May 13 2002 ) was an American Art ist and Art Historian .

As a Painter , Adams worked in several mediums, including Oil , Acrylic , Watercolor Painting , and Egg Tempera . He also produced Lithograph s, and was the co-author of ''The Tamarind Book of Lithography'' ( 1971 ), an important description of the process. Among his other writings is ''American Lithographers'', a history of the art in the United States.

Adams was born in Glendale, California . He worked in the art department of the University Of California, Los Angeles , but eventually left to serve in the military. He returned to UCLA in 1946 . From 1961 to 1976 , he was the Dean of the University Of New Mexico . Adams received the Governor's Award for "Outstanding Contributions to the Arts of New Mexico" in 1985 , and in 1993 he became a member of the National Academy Of Design .

Adams died in Albuquerque, New Mexico .