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What kind of art does Leo Sewell create?
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American artist Leo Sewell is considered a found object artist; his sculptures of recycled materials are well known and particularly treasured for his approach. The objects he uses to make sculptures often have sentimental meaning to the people who commission his art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original artwork from top artists.
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Pear
By Leo Sewell
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1945
Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.
Sewell was born in Annapolis, Maryland and moved to Philadelphia in 1974. As a child in Annapolis, he "recalls the "excitement of tinkering" with stuff he discovered and recovered during walks in the woods and visits to the naval-community dump." As an adult, he earned a B.A. in Business and a Masters in Art History at the University of Delaware...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Duck
By Leo Sewell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Mixed media sculpture of a duck by the noted Philadelphia artist Leo Sewell. This is an early example from the Master of found objects. He worked with recycled objects to...
Category
20th Century Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Crow
By Leo Sewell
Located in Greenwich, CT
Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.
Sewell was born in Anna...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Gold Boxer
By Leo Sewell
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1945
Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.
Sewel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
