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Abstract painter Frank Stella and senior annalist at the National Security Archive Peter Kornbluh on this edition of Fresh Air. Sixty-four-year-old Frank Stella was first known in the late 1950s for his Black Paintings series - striped monochrome works that helped touch off the minimalism movement. Over the years his work evolved from the canvas to colorful geometrical configurations of sculpture and architectural dimension. Some of his recent work is being shown at the Lock Gallery in Philadelphia, through November 25. Recently the CIA released thousands of secret U.S. documents about their role in the overthrow of the Allende government in Chile in 1973. Peter Kornbluh led the effort to get the documents declassified. (Broadcast Date: November 16, 2000)