George Maciunas

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George Maciunas
Maciunas on a 2016 stamp of Lithuania
Born	Jurgis Mačiūnas (1931-11-08)November 8, 1931 Kaunas, Lithuania
Died	May 9, 1978(1978-05-09) (aged 46) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	Lithuanian/American
Education	Architecture and Graphic Design
Known for	Visual Art, Aesthetics, Artist's Multiples, Installation, Music, Sculpture, Performance, Mail Art
Movement	Fluxus
Spouse	Billie Hutching

George Maciunas (English: /məˈtʃuːnəs/; Lithuanian: Jurgis Mačiūnas; November 8, 1931 – May 9, 1978) was a Lithuanian American artist, born in Kaunas. A founding member and the central coordinator of Fluxus, an international community of artists, architects, composers, and designers, he is most famous for organising and performing early happenings and for assembling a series of highly influential artists' multiples.^[1]