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Keith Crown, May 27, 1918 - January 31, 2010, was an American abstract painter and professor of art at the University of Southern California.

Biography
Keith Crown was born in Keokuk, Iowa and grew up in Gary, Ind. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago from 1936-40 and 1945-46, earning bachelor's degree in fine art. He served as Staff Sergeant and Infantry Artist in the South Pacific during WWII where he was a field correspondent to Yank Magazine. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.