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Roger Phillips
"Kinetic Sculpture" Roger Phillips, 1985 Rotating Blue Constructivist Sculpture

circa 1985

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About the Item

Roger Phillips Kinetic Sculpture Painted iron and aluminum on walnut plinth base 44 1/2 inches high x 13 inches wide x 7 3/4 inches deep oger Phillips was born in New York City in 1930. His education as a metalsmith began on Long Island at age 12 as a blacksmith’s helper. He has worked in metal ever since. His first exposure to art was at the Woodstock Country School in Vermont where he studied with Francis Foster, a teacher from Black Mountain College who ran his classes on the Bauhaus model. Phillips graduated from Bard College in 1953. He studied drawing and design at the New School and metal fabrication at the Jewish Museum in New York. He is a past president of the Artist-Blacksmith’s Association of North America. His studio/workshop is located in Stuyvesant, New York about 100 miles north of New York City. A constructivist, Phillips is in private and public collections throughout the United States. A large portion of his work is kinetic, made of stainless steel and brightly painted aluminum plate. Many pieces are commissioned for specific outdoor sites. Maquettes for some sculptures have been replicated in small editions. Phillips has showed at Marisa del Re Gallery, New York, NY; The Monte Carlo Biennale, Monaco; Roche Court, Salisbury England, Courtesy of the New Arts Centre, London; Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; Hudson Opera House, Hudson NY; Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA; Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ; Weber Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY, Greenwich, CT and Chatham, NY; Taylor Graham, New York, NY; Morgan Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT; Carol Craven Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA., The Thompson-Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY. Permanent public and corporate installations are: the Steinberg Conference Center, Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA; Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY; Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels, LLP, New York, NY, Goizueta Business School, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Egelston Children’s Hospital, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Schiffer Publishing Corp, Atglen, PA; Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY.; George Washington Carver Houses, 100th Street and Madison Avenue, New York, NY.
  • Creator:
    Roger Phillips (1930, American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1985
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 44.5 in (113.03 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 7.75 in (19.69 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1841215338152

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