After contracting polio, Warren Van Ess became a quadriplegic and was confined to a wheelchair. He lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he began his remarkable career as a mouth painter. His early works were rendered in a classical style, featuring landscapes, portraits, and horses. However, by the 1960s, he had begun creating maps and plans of imaginary cities, demonstrating a striking ability to move beyond traditional conventions and explore entirely original forms of expression.
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