William Dickey King Original One of a Kind Wood Sculpture "The Good Old Days"
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William King (b.1925)William Dickey King Original One of a Kind Wood Sculpture "The Good Old Days"1977
1977
About the Item
- Creator:William King (b.1925) (1925 - 2015, American)
- Creation Year:1977
- Dimensions:Height: 68 in (172.72 cm)Width: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Depth: 7.5 in (19.05 cm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU137827716172
William King (b.1925)
American artist William King was best known for his comedic sculptures — working in clay and a range of metals, he created a wide variety of toy-like figures over the years that were cartoonish in their contorted forms and unlikely poses. King emphasized posture and body language in his art and poked fun at societal conventions as well as how we navigate the trials of our daily lives in a cheerful, clever manner.
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, King grew up in Coconut Grove, a historic Miami neighborhood. He studied at the University of Florida and later moved to New York City, finishing his studies at the Cooper Union in the late 1940s. King subsequently traveled to Rome on a Fulbright scholarship and explored the arts of Europe, including in London and Athens. In 1953, after returning to the United States, he began teaching at the Brooklyn Museum Art School.
In 1954, King had his first solo show at Alan Gallery in New York and continued to exhibit in and around the city until 2014. He worked across a wide variety of media, most frequently metal, such as bronze, aluminum and steel of varying finishes. His more serious pieces saw an integration of darker materials with rougher textures to amplify his figures' reflective, dismayed or generally somber expressions.
King received numerous awards for his work, including acknowledgments from the Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts and the San Francisco Arts Commission, as well as an honorary doctorate from the San Francisco Art Institute.
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