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Joseph WesnerJoseph Wesner "Sculpture from the Pherein Series" Abstract Sculpture Signed1990s
1990s
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“Sculpture from the Pherein Series” is a monumental piece named with the Greek word “pherein” meaning both to bear and to bring. It is made of welded steel and wood and is one of several similar, but different pieces belonging to a series created by Wesner and named The Pherein Series.
Joseph Wesner, was a renowned sculptor and teacher at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. His abstract sculptures of wood and metal are included in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Cranbrook Art Museum, Oakland University and the Saginaw Art Museum. He was personal assistant to sculptor, Michael Hall, at Cranbrook Academy of Art and received an Arts Foundation of Michigan Grant, a President’s Fellowship from Georgetown University in Fiesole, Italy and a Creative Artists Grant from Michigan Council for the Arts, Detroit.
Born in Philadelphia, he earned a BFA from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and a MFA specializing in sculpture, from Cranbrook Art Academy in 1980. Four years later, he joined Center for Creative Studies and later was named head of sculpture. He was known as a tireless advocate for students, pushing to get them recognition and jobs. "Joseph was a remarkable artist and teacher, whose contributions to the college were extraordinary," said CCS President Rick Rogers.
Notable artists who attended College for Creative Studies (formerly Center for Creative Studies) nd graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock, Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern), William Girard (American Modern), Charles Culver, Henry Heading, and Hughie Lee-Smith.
- Creator:Joseph Wesner (1955)
- Creation Year:1990s
- Dimensions:Height: 68.5 in (173.99 cm)Width: 46.25 in (117.48 cm)Depth: 40.5 in (102.87 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Detroit, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU128616651542
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