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Born 1950 Nebraska. Known for: Indian figure and animal sculpture, mural.
Born and raised in Nebraska, Martha Pettigrew is a sculptor of Indian figures and animals. She has a B.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and several years experience as a scientific... Read full biography
Born and raised in Nebraska, Martha Pettigrew is a sculptor of Indian figures and animals. She has a B.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and several years experience as a scientific illustrator for the Nebraska State Museum. In 1978, she married Delmar Pettigrew and set aside her... Read full biography
Born and raised in Nebraska, Martha Pettigrew is a sculptor of Indian figures and animals. She has a B.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and several years experience as a scientific illustrator for the Nebraska State Museum. In 1978, she married Delmar Pettigrew and set aside her art career to raise thoroughbred horses with him. After twelve years, they lost their business but recouped with the success of her resumed art career--as a sculptor. She studied in Colorado with... Read full biography
Born and raised in Nebraska, Martha Pettigrew is a sculptor of Indian figures and animals. She has a B.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and several years experience as a scientific illustrator for the Nebraska State Museum. In 1978, she married Delmar Pettigrew and set aside her art career to raise thoroughbred horses with him. After twelve years, they lost their business but recouped with the success of her resumed art career--as a sculptor. She studied in Colorado with Fritz White and read books on Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Francisco Zuniga. Many of her subjects depict Plains and Southwest Indians, an interest stemming from her exposure at the State Museum. She has earned awards from the allied Artists of America... Read full biography
Born and raised in Nebraska, Martha Pettigrew is a sculptor of Indian figures and animals. She has a B.F.A. degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and several years experience as a scientific illustrator for the Nebraska State Museum. In 1978, she married Delmar Pettigrew and set aside her art career to raise thoroughbred horses with him. After twelve years, they lost their business but recouped with the success of her resumed art career--as a sculptor. She studied in Colorado with Fritz White and read books on Henry Moore, Isamu Noguchi, and Francisco Zuniga. Many of her subjects depict Plains and Southwest Indians, an interest stemming from her exposure at the State Museum. She has earned awards from the allied Artists of America and Knickerbocker Artists.... Read full biography
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Keywords (22)
Art Method
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Still Life
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Knickerbocker Artists
- •Sculpture in the Park, Loveland, CO
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
Exhibition of Special Group
- •Buffalo Bill Art Show