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Style: Folk Art
Period: 1970s
Mid-Century Modern "Parents and Child" Marble Stone Sculpture, Kenya
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a heart-warming abstract sculpture depicting parents with a child in embrace. Hand-carved in solid marble by a Kenyan artisan this exquisite, petite sculpture is the perf...
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Kenyan Folk Art Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Gerald DiGiusto Caryatids 1977 Sculpture
Located in Hudson, NY
This sculpture grouping titled "Caryatids" was created in 1977 by listed American artist Gerald DiGiusto. The inspiration for Gerald DiGiusto to create these incredible pieces was f...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures
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Metal, Steel, Cut Steel
Tall Swedish organic wooden wabi sabi style sculpture
Located in Valby, 84
Rare big wabi sabi style sculpture made in Sweden in the 1970’s.
The sculpture is hand crafted by talented Swedish artist in solid wood which has been partially stained and mounted ...
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Swedish Folk Art Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Memphis Style Abstract Free-Standing Welded Steel Sculpture by Jerry Dodd
By Mike Dodd
Located in Buffalo, NY
Memphis style abstract free-standing Welded steel sculpture by Jerry Dodd, his sculptural pieces are painted with enamels and are suitable for display indoors or protected areas outd...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures
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Steel
Pop Surrealist Sculpture by Robert Brock, circa 1974
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pop surrealist sculpture by Robert Brock, cirac 1974. Laminate and cast plaster
Brock was born in Tacoma, Ohio and was a graduate of the University of Dayton, Dayton Art Institute...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Laminate, Plaster, Wood
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1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
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2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
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2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI
2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI
2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY
2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
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b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI.
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2004 Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
2004 American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
2004 More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2004 Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2003 Planting, Potting and Pruning, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI
2003 Men at Work, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2002 Case Pieces: Contemporary Studio Furniture, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison
2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2001 Anything with a Drawer - Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2001 23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts - Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2000 New Talent in Craft, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin
2000 Who Knows Where or When, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin
1999 The End is Near! Artists look at the 20th Century, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI
Selected collections
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona
The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, Wisconsin
Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin
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“Galvanized Chest” Door County Living Magazine, Autumn 2012
“100 Artists of the Midwest” Schiffer Books, 2012
“Piecework” American Craft Magazine, February 2012
“Hiding Places, Memory in the Arts” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, June 2011
“Second Lives, Remixing the Ordinary” Museum of Arts and Design, NY, August 2008
“Studio Furniture” Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, May 2008
“Discoveries by Designers” Architectural Digest, December 2005
“Contemporary Metal Furniture” Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2003
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