Dwinnel Grant (us) (l9l2-9l), illustrator, painter, animator and writer. Dwinell Grant's paintings, drawings and art films are usually called abstract, he preferred the term "organised field". An interest in the origins of visual communication and in Gestalt psychology was the basis of his rather abrupt switch from more traditional forms in 1935. In 1938 he had his first solo exhibit, at the Dayton Art Institute, and in 1940 he had a one-man show at the Guggenheim. He was then developing the concepts of graphic theme structure and of thematic counterpoint, which prompted the composition of his five award-winning animated art films. He is considered a pioneer in the world of art films. His work is in the permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim, and the Smithsonian.

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