Sculpture
Type:Sculpture
Size:9.00" x 14.00" x 5.00"
Medium:Acrylic
Signed:Signed
Leslie Bohnenkamp ART FOR SALE
1943 Fort Madison, Iowa - 1997. Known for: Sculpture and textile artist, weaving.
Les Bohnenkamp was born in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1943. Serving in the Navy following high school, Bohnenkamp attended St. Ambrose College and went on to study textile design at the University of... Read full biography
Les Bohnenkamp was born in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1943. Serving in the Navy following high school, Bohnenkamp attended St. Ambrose College and went on to study textile design at the University of Iowa, completing a thesis on the characteristics of the American Indian Osage braid. In 1973 Bohnenkamp... Read full biography
Les Bohnenkamp was born in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1943. Serving in the Navy following high school, Bohnenkamp attended St. Ambrose College and went on to study textile design at the University of Iowa, completing a thesis on the characteristics of the American Indian Osage braid. In 1973 Bohnenkamp worked for Peter and Ritzi Jacobi in Frankfurt Germany on a variety of large scale commissioned tapestries. After mastering techniques of traditional weaving, Bohnenkamp began experimenting with a... Read full biography
Les Bohnenkamp was born in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1943. Serving in the Navy following high school, Bohnenkamp attended St. Ambrose College and went on to study textile design at the University of Iowa, completing a thesis on the characteristics of the American Indian Osage braid. In 1973 Bohnenkamp worked for Peter and Ritzi Jacobi in Frankfurt Germany on a variety of large scale commissioned tapestries. After mastering techniques of traditional weaving, Bohnenkamp began experimenting with a variety of materials (animal hair, twine, leather) which led to the production of his first woven sculptural forms in 1969. An accomplished weaver, Bohnenkamp went on to develop many off-loom techniques of coiling and knotting fibers, resulting in... Read full biography
Les Bohnenkamp was born in Fort Madison, Iowa in 1943. Serving in the Navy following high school, Bohnenkamp attended St. Ambrose College and went on to study textile design at the University of Iowa, completing a thesis on the characteristics of the American Indian Osage braid. In 1973 Bohnenkamp worked for Peter and Ritzi Jacobi in Frankfurt Germany on a variety of large scale commissioned tapestries. After mastering techniques of traditional weaving, Bohnenkamp began experimenting with a variety of materials (animal hair, twine, leather) which led to the production of his first woven sculptural forms in 1969. An accomplished weaver, Bohnenkamp went on to develop many off-loom techniques of coiling and knotting fibers, resulting in free-standing, column-like sculptures in the round. In his first New York solo show at Parsons-Dreyfus Gallery in19... Read full biography
Leslie Bohnenkamp - Art for Sale (2 available)
Yellow Herd
Type:Sculpture
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Signed Initials
Notes:
Beautiful herd of 13 Leslie Bohnenkamp sculptures. Contact gallery for details.