Boca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park
501 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
501 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, FL 33432
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Museums page for Jose De Creeft ((1884 - 1982)), known for Modernist stone sculpture, expressionist sketches, religious images, teaching. Showing 12 museum collections and exhibitions.
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1884 Guadalajara, Spain - 1982 New York City. Known for: Modernist stone sculpture, expressionist sketches, religious images, teaching.
Modernist sculptor, Jose De Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Spain in 1884. Interested in sculpture as a child, De Creeft made and sold works in the streets as a teenager. Before leaving for Paris in... Read full biography
Modernist sculptor, Jose De Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Spain in 1884. Interested in sculpture as a child, De Creeft made and sold works in the streets as a teenager. Before leaving for Paris in 1905 to study further, he was apprenticed, in 1895, to a maker of religious images; in 1898, to the... Read full biography
Modernist sculptor, Jose De Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Spain in 1884. Interested in sculpture as a child, De Creeft made and sold works in the streets as a teenager. Before leaving for Paris in 1905 to study further, he was apprenticed, in 1895, to a maker of religious images; in 1898, to the firm of Masriera and Campin; and in 1900, to the government's official sculptor, Don Augustin Querol. De Creeft left for Paris in 1905, studying briefly at the Academie Julian and in 1911, attended... Read full biography
Modernist sculptor, Jose De Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Spain in 1884. Interested in sculpture as a child, De Creeft made and sold works in the streets as a teenager. Before leaving for Paris in 1905 to study further, he was apprenticed, in 1895, to a maker of religious images; in 1898, to the firm of Masriera and Campin; and in 1900, to the government's official sculptor, Don Augustin Querol. De Creeft left for Paris in 1905, studying briefly at the Academie Julian and in 1911, attended the Maison Greber to learn to reproduce in stone works initially made in clay and plaster. De Creeft broke with his training in modeling and casting in 1915 and turned to direct carving of wood and stone. Through direct carving, his desire to preserve... Read full biography
Modernist sculptor, Jose De Creeft was born in Guadalajara, Spain in 1884. Interested in sculpture as a child, De Creeft made and sold works in the streets as a teenager. Before leaving for Paris in 1905 to study further, he was apprenticed, in 1895, to a maker of religious images; in 1898, to the firm of Masriera and Campin; and in 1900, to the government's official sculptor, Don Augustin Querol. De Creeft left for Paris in 1905, studying briefly at the Academie Julian and in 1911, attended the Maison Greber to learn to reproduce in stone works initially made in clay and plaster. De Creeft broke with his training in modeling and casting in 1915 and turned to direct carving of wood and stone. Through direct carving, his desire to preserve the natural qualities of the material met his interests in the sculptural arts of Pre-Columbian America and Africa. Respected in academ... Read full biography
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About Jose De Creeft: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (12)
All MuseumsColumbus Museum of Art, Ohio
480 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215-3886Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201Denver Art Museum
100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400Norton Museum of Art
1451 South Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401Sara Roby Foundation Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM)
G St. NW & 8th St. NW
Washington, DC 20004The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306The University of Arizona Museum of Art
1031 N. Olive Road
Tucson, AZ 85721-0002Ulrich Museum of Art
1845 Fairmount, McKnight Center
Wichita State University (Box 46) (Box 46) (Box 46)
Wichita, KS 67260-0046Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014