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1890 Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1975. Known for: Sculptor-garden figure, portrait busts.
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Sculptor Brenda Putnam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. She established a studio in New York City in 1910. After a period of success in a detailed, conventional representational style from... Read full biography
Sculptor Brenda Putnam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. She established a studio in New York City in 1910. After a period of success in a detailed, conventional representational style from that time until around 1925 with portraits, animals and cherubs on garden fountains, Putnam became... Read full biography
Sculptor Brenda Putnam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. She established a studio in New York City in 1910. After a period of success in a detailed, conventional representational style from that time until around 1925 with portraits, animals and cherubs on garden fountains, Putnam became dissatisfied with her work. She traveled to Florence, Italy, no doubt to recharge her inspiration at the source of great Renaissance sculpture. She also wished to pursue her interest in the more... Read full biography
Sculptor Brenda Putnam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. She established a studio in New York City in 1910. After a period of success in a detailed, conventional representational style from that time until around 1925 with portraits, animals and cherubs on garden fountains, Putnam became dissatisfied with her work. She traveled to Florence, Italy, no doubt to recharge her inspiration at the source of great Renaissance sculpture. She also wished to pursue her interest in the more modern simplicity of the emerging Art Deco style, combined with timeless sculptural values, through work with Libero Andreotti. The work and ideas of Cubist sculptor Alexander Archipenko also apparently refreshed her thinking. Putnam's sculpture may be... Read full biography
Sculptor Brenda Putnam was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1890. She established a studio in New York City in 1910. After a period of success in a detailed, conventional representational style from that time until around 1925 with portraits, animals and cherubs on garden fountains, Putnam became dissatisfied with her work. She traveled to Florence, Italy, no doubt to recharge her inspiration at the source of great Renaissance sculpture. She also wished to pursue her interest in the more modern simplicity of the emerging Art Deco style, combined with timeless sculptural values, through work with Libero Andreotti. The work and ideas of Cubist sculptor Alexander Archipenko also apparently refreshed her thinking. Putnam's sculpture may be found in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, Texas; Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina; and four Washington, D.C. venues, the United Stat... Read full biography
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Keywords (36)
Art Method
- •Bas Relief, Wall Mounted Sculpture
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Bronze
- •Marble
- •Plaster
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •National Associaton of Women Painters & Sculptors
- •National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
- •Alexander Archipenko
- •Philip Lesley Hale
- •William Paxton
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Corcoran School of Art and Design, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Sculpture Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts