20th-21st Century American Sculpture, Metal

20th-21st Century American Sculpture, Metal

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(above: Frederic Remington (American, 1861-1909). The Broncho Buster, 1895, revised 1909, cast by November 1910. Bronze, 32 1/4 x 27 1/4 x 15 inches. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939 (39.65.45). Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

A. Piatt Andrew Bridge Doors was an exhibit held April 18, 2015 - Nov. 1, 2015 at the Cape Ann Museum. CAM says: "...Two of four bronze doors from the granite faced pylons on top of the A. Piatt Andrew Bridge... [were] designed by sculptor John F. Paramino (1889-1956)....[who] was born in Boston in 1889 to immigrant parents and studied modeling at the North Bennet Street School. He continued his studies under Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Bela Pratt and by 1916 had his own studio in Boston. Examples of Paramino's public sculptures are scattered across Boston and include The Founders Memorial (1930) and the World War II Memorial in the Fenway (1947-1948)." Includes press coverage. Accessed August, 2016.

Fabricating Whimsy: Musings of Martha McKinley Murphy is an exhibit held June 17, 2016 - October 15, 2016 at Southern Allengenies Museum of Art. A Jun 24, 2016 article titled "Friend's gag gift helps artist find her true calling" by Kelly Urban of the Tribune Democrat says "Murphy said she originally was a watercolorist, but after a friend gave her an oxy-acetylene torch set as a joke, she found her true calling. 'What he did not realize was he would jump-start my career as a metal sculpture and my love of metal has never ended,' she said...." Also, a Indiana University of Pennsylvania webpage contains an artist bio and statement for the metalsmith. Accessed August, 2016

Federico Uribe: Metamorphosis | Metamorfosis is a 2023 exhibit at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art which says: "Metamorphosis features the Colombian-born, Miami-based artist Federico Uribe's magical, colorful, and sculptural menagerie of animals made of everyday materials. Colorful shotgun casings and golden varying caliber bullets are brought together to form a lion; leather sneakers are arranged into a leaping puma; and an army helmet becomes a turtle's shell." Accessed 1/24

Fritz Paul Zimmer, 50th Anniversary Exhibition is a 2023 exhibit at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art which says: "Zimmer's sculptures and architectural work were at one time found in more than 60 churches, the homes of private collectors, university campuses, local government buildings, and postal offices all across the South. In Georgia, this included the main entrance eagle pediments and reliefs on the UPS building in Columbus; Gainesville's city hall pediments, the chapel of Atlanta's First Baptist Church in Decatur, the sanctuaries of the Church at Wieuca and the Jewish Temple; a St. Thomas sculpture located at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, along with the state seals of Florida and Alabama." Accessed 9/23

Please Touch! The Art of Michael Naranjo is a 2022 exhibit at the Rockwell Museum which says: "Naranjo's sculptures, created in wax and cast into bronze, convey human figures, Native hoop dancers, eagles and bison as they appear in nature, as well as mythical creatures. His ideas come from memories and life experiences, and his pieces have become more fluid over the years as his technique evolved, he said. The exhibition features examples of his work spanning 1972 to 2012." Accessed 7/22

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George Stanley- California's Gold (13013) is a 29-minute episode from Huell Howser's California's Gold television series.from May, 2011. It is presented online without charge by the Chapman University Huell Howser Archive. The Archive page containing the episode says: "Huell goes in search of the history of one of the most iconic symbols in the world: the Oscar. The gleaming gold statuette that is handed out each year at the Academy Awards has become the pinnacle of Hollywood success. The sculptor George Stanley was handed a napkin with a rough drawing and given the job of creating the "Oscar". Another iconic Stanley statue is the "Muse", which graces the entrance of the world famous Hollywood Bowl. Huell pays tribute to this artist whose work is such an important part of our state's history." Accessed January, 2015.

Lucy Congdon Hanson: Serve is a 2017 exhibit at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art. The artist says: "Serve is a 14-foot hand-fabricated stainless steel fork. This sculpture takes the ideas surrounding the spoons and brings them to the forefront of my consciousness. Serve represents the silent, but giant, role of women in households over generations - lovingly nurturing their families. Serve is about power, but the protective kind." - To read more after exhibit closes, go to "Past Exhibitions" section of museum website. Accessed 12/17

(above: Henry Kirke Brown (American, Leyden, Massachusetts 1814-1886 Newburgh, New York), Filatrice, 1850, Bronze, 20 x 12 x 8 in. (50.8 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm), The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Gifts in memory of James R. Graham, and Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1993. Photo in public domain.)

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