Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
Campus Box 3400
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3400
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Museums page for Horace Westermann ((1922 - 1981)), known for Wooden sculpture-mod droll imagery and found object. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1922 Los Angeles, California - 1981. Known for: Wooden sculpture-mod droll imagery and found object.
H. C. Westermann was born in Los Angeles, California in 1922, where he later attended Los Angeles City College in 1940. It is thought that his works and style provided the inspiration for movements... Read full biography
H. C. Westermann was born in Los Angeles, California in 1922, where he later attended Los Angeles City College in 1940. It is thought that his works and style provided the inspiration for movements such as the West Coast Funk artists and the Chicago Imagists, but he remained outside their... Read full biography
H. C. Westermann was born in Los Angeles, California in 1922, where he later attended Los Angeles City College in 1940. It is thought that his works and style provided the inspiration for movements such as the West Coast Funk artists and the Chicago Imagists, but he remained outside their involvement. By the time H.C. was thirty years old, he had served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1942-1946), worked as an acrobat and toured the Orient (1946-1947), studied commercial art (1947-1952), studied... Read full biography
H. C. Westermann was born in Los Angeles, California in 1922, where he later attended Los Angeles City College in 1940. It is thought that his works and style provided the inspiration for movements such as the West Coast Funk artists and the Chicago Imagists, but he remained outside their involvement. By the time H.C. was thirty years old, he had served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1942-1946), worked as an acrobat and toured the Orient (1946-1947), studied commercial art (1947-1952), studied painting at The School of Art Institute of Chicago, and was a veteran of World War Two and the Korean War. His career as an artist spans more than twenty years, and features sculptures, prints, paintings, and illustrated letters. He used various materials... Read full biography
H. C. Westermann was born in Los Angeles, California in 1922, where he later attended Los Angeles City College in 1940. It is thought that his works and style provided the inspiration for movements such as the West Coast Funk artists and the Chicago Imagists, but he remained outside their involvement. By the time H.C. was thirty years old, he had served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1942-1946), worked as an acrobat and toured the Orient (1946-1947), studied commercial art (1947-1952), studied painting at The School of Art Institute of Chicago, and was a veteran of World War Two and the Korean War. His career as an artist spans more than twenty years, and features sculptures, prints, paintings, and illustrated letters. He used various materials such as metal, wood, paint, and many others; all incorporating a passionate devotion to craftsmanship and a sharp sense of irony. His... Read full biography
Horace Westermann - Artist Info
About Horace Westermann: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsMuseum of Contemporary Art-Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611-2604San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
5550 S Greenwood
Chicago, IL 60637The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
4525 Oak Street
Kansas City, MO 64111-1873The University of Arizona Museum of Art
1031 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0002Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014