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1913 Alexandria, Egypt - 2003 East Hampton, New York. Known for: Abstract space sculpture.
The following is from Denise Lassaw, daughter of the artist:. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913, Ibram Lassaw came to the U.S. in 1921. At age thirteen he joined a sculpture class at the Brooklyn... Read full biography
The following is from Denise Lassaw, daughter of the artist:. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913, Ibram Lassaw came to the U.S. in 1921. At age thirteen he joined a sculpture class at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, taught by Dorothea Denslow who with her students, formed the Clay Club, and later... Read full biography
The following is from Denise Lassaw, daughter of the artist:. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913, Ibram Lassaw came to the U.S. in 1921. At age thirteen he joined a sculpture class at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, taught by Dorothea Denslow who with her students, formed the Clay Club, and later The Sculpture Center. Lassaw also studied classical sculpture at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, 1930-31, and attended City College of New York. He began experimenting with abstraction in both two... Read full biography
The following is from Denise Lassaw, daughter of the artist:. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913, Ibram Lassaw came to the U.S. in 1921. At age thirteen he joined a sculpture class at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, taught by Dorothea Denslow who with her students, formed the Clay Club, and later The Sculpture Center. Lassaw also studied classical sculpture at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, 1930-31, and attended City College of New York. He began experimenting with abstraction in both two and three-dimensional forms around 1928. He worked for several years on the Federal Arts Project of the Public Works Administration, before being drafted into the army during WWII. Lassaw was one of the founders of the American Abstract Artists in... Read full biography
The following is from Denise Lassaw, daughter of the artist:. Born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1913, Ibram Lassaw came to the U.S. in 1921. At age thirteen he joined a sculpture class at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, taught by Dorothea Denslow who with her students, formed the Clay Club, and later The Sculpture Center. Lassaw also studied classical sculpture at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, 1930-31, and attended City College of New York. He began experimenting with abstraction in both two and three-dimensional forms around 1928. He worked for several years on the Federal Arts Project of the Public Works Administration, before being drafted into the army during WWII. Lassaw was one of the founders of the American Abstract Artists in 1936 and. president of that organization from 1946 to 1949. He was also one of the. charter members of the artist's "Club" in 1... Read full biography
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Keywords (30)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Brass
- •Bronze
- •Charcoal
- •Copper, Coppersmithing
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
Art Style
- •Abstract Expressionism
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •New York School/Abstract Expressionism
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Association
- •American Abstract Artists-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Early 21st Century
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstract Sculpture Specialty
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Kootz Gallery, New York City
- •Stable Gallery, New York City
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts