Van Sant, Tom

Tom Rowley Van Sant (February 26, 1931 – March 6, 2023) was an American sculptor, painter and conceptual artist. In his professional work he executed 77 major sculpture and mural commissions for public spaces around the world. These include the international airports of Honolulu, Taipei and Los Angeles, the civic centers of Los Angeles, Newport Beach and Inglewood, and corporate centers in Taiwan, Manila, Salt Lake City, Dallas, Honolulu and San Francisco. He is best known for his digital artwork and map, The Earth from Space, which was the first satellite composite map of the Earth, free of clouds. Completed in 1990, it broke cartographic precedent.