The Last Art College: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1968-1978
2012Kennedy, Garry Neill
455 pages (color)
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1921 Cleves, Germany - 1986 Dusseldorf, Germany. Known for: Cartoons, sculpture, installation and performance art, drawing.
Joseph Beuys was born on May 12, 1921 in the little town of Cleves in the Northwestern corner of Germany, near the Dutch border. (Beuys is a Dutch name; it rhymes with "voice"). He grew up in the... Read full biography
Joseph Beuys was born on May 12, 1921 in the little town of Cleves in the Northwestern corner of Germany, near the Dutch border. (Beuys is a Dutch name; it rhymes with "voice"). He grew up in the troubled years of post World War I Germany. He worked on farms as a boy, as an adolescent he joined a... Read full biography
Joseph Beuys was born on May 12, 1921 in the little town of Cleves in the Northwestern corner of Germany, near the Dutch border. (Beuys is a Dutch name; it rhymes with "voice"). He grew up in the troubled years of post World War I Germany. He worked on farms as a boy, as an adolescent he joined a traveling circus. At nineteen, he was conscripted into the Luftwaffe and was injured several times. In 1945 he turned to sculpture and painting. His drawings and paintings were exploratory studies of... Read full biography
Joseph Beuys was born on May 12, 1921 in the little town of Cleves in the Northwestern corner of Germany, near the Dutch border. (Beuys is a Dutch name; it rhymes with "voice"). He grew up in the troubled years of post World War I Germany. He worked on farms as a boy, as an adolescent he joined a traveling circus. At nineteen, he was conscripted into the Luftwaffe and was injured several times. In 1945 he turned to sculpture and painting. His drawings and paintings were exploratory studies of natural forms. In 1947 he enrolled at Dusseldorf Academy of Art. From 1951 to 1954 he worked at sculpture and drawings at his own studio in Dusseldorf. On September 19, 1959 he married Eva Wurmbach, an art teacher; they have a daughter, Jessyka. They... Read full biography
Joseph Beuys was born on May 12, 1921 in the little town of Cleves in the Northwestern corner of Germany, near the Dutch border. (Beuys is a Dutch name; it rhymes with "voice"). He grew up in the troubled years of post World War I Germany. He worked on farms as a boy, as an adolescent he joined a traveling circus. At nineteen, he was conscripted into the Luftwaffe and was injured several times. In 1945 he turned to sculpture and painting. His drawings and paintings were exploratory studies of natural forms. In 1947 he enrolled at Dusseldorf Academy of Art. From 1951 to 1954 he worked at sculpture and drawings at his own studio in Dusseldorf. On September 19, 1959 he married Eva Wurmbach, an art teacher; they have a daughter, Jessyka. They also had a son. In 1961 he was appointed Professor of scu... Read full biography
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Earthworks and Beyond: Contempory Art in the Landscape
2006Beardsley, John239 pagesArt Metropole: The Top 100 (National Gallery of Canada)
2006
(Exhibition catalog)Scott, Kitty et al137 pagesVancouver Collects (Vancouver Art Gallery)
2001
(Exhibition catalog)Thom, Ian et al159 pages (color)Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know…
1996Barbara and Peter Toohil363 pages (color)Art & Money (University of Chicago)
1995Shell, Marc230 pages (color)Broken Music: Artists' Recordworks
1989Block, Ursula and Michael Glasmeier278 pages (color)Performance Anthology: Source Book of California Performance Art
1989Tong, Darlene et al531 pagesArt in Boxes
1974Mogelon, Alex; Norman Laliberte240 pages (color)