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Born 1941 Washington, District Of Columbia. Known for: Abstract wooden structure sculpture.
Of his sculpture Martin Puryear has said: "I think my work speaks to anybody who has the capacity to slow down.". Puryear is best known for his works in hard wood, his primary medium, but he also... Read full biography
Of his sculpture Martin Puryear has said: "I think my work speaks to anybody who has the capacity to slow down.". Puryear is best known for his works in hard wood, his primary medium, but he also utilizes other materials including rawhide and wire. Michael Kimmelman noted in the "New York Times"... Read full biography
Of his sculpture Martin Puryear has said: "I think my work speaks to anybody who has the capacity to slow down.". Puryear is best known for his works in hard wood, his primary medium, but he also utilizes other materials including rawhide and wire. Michael Kimmelman noted in the "New York Times" (March 1, 1992), "No artist today has a greater reverence for wood or can do more with it." In 1989, Puryear represented the United States at the Sao Paulo Bienal, thus becoming the first black artist... Read full biography
Of his sculpture Martin Puryear has said: "I think my work speaks to anybody who has the capacity to slow down.". Puryear is best known for his works in hard wood, his primary medium, but he also utilizes other materials including rawhide and wire. Michael Kimmelman noted in the "New York Times" (March 1, 1992), "No artist today has a greater reverence for wood or can do more with it." In 1989, Puryear represented the United States at the Sao Paulo Bienal, thus becoming the first black artist to represent the U.S. officially in an international art exhibition. The oldest of the children--five sons and two daughters--of Reginald Puryear, a postal worker, and Martina Puryear, an elementary-school teacher, Martin Puryear was born on May 23,... Read full biography
Of his sculpture Martin Puryear has said: "I think my work speaks to anybody who has the capacity to slow down.". Puryear is best known for his works in hard wood, his primary medium, but he also utilizes other materials including rawhide and wire. Michael Kimmelman noted in the "New York Times" (March 1, 1992), "No artist today has a greater reverence for wood or can do more with it." In 1989, Puryear represented the United States at the Sao Paulo Bienal, thus becoming the first black artist to represent the U.S. officially in an international art exhibition. The oldest of the children--five sons and two daughters--of Reginald Puryear, a postal worker, and Martina Puryear, an elementary-school teacher, Martin Puryear was born on May 23, 1941 in Washington, D.C. His maternal grandfather fixed clocks, and his father was adept at repairing things around the house. Puryear's br... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Post-Minimalist
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Nature, Environment, Botanicals, Conservation
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Japan
Art School
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
- •National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
- •Yaddo Resident Artist
Chronology
- •Early 21st Century
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •U.S. Embassy, Art in Embassies Program, Foundation
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Black, African-American and/or Caribbean
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art