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1927 Rochester, Indiana - 2011 Manhattan, New York City. Known for: Crushed automobile motif sculpture.
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by Randy Kennedy, published December 21, 2011. "John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84". John Chamberlain, who... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by Randy Kennedy, published December 21, 2011. "John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84". John Chamberlain, who almost single handedly gave automotive metal a place in the history of sculpture, smashing and... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by Randy Kennedy, published December 21, 2011. "John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84". John Chamberlain, who almost single handedly gave automotive metal a place in the history of sculpture, smashing and twisting together a poetic fusion of Abstract Expressionism and Pop from fenders, fins, bumpers and hoods, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 84. His wife, Prudence Fairweather, announced his death,... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by Randy Kennedy, published December 21, 2011. "John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84". John Chamberlain, who almost single handedly gave automotive metal a place in the history of sculpture, smashing and twisting together a poetic fusion of Abstract Expressionism and Pop from fenders, fins, bumpers and hoods, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 84. His wife, Prudence Fairweather, announced his death, but declined to give a cause. He had spent his last years mostly in Shelter Island, N.Y. In a restless career of almost half a century, Mr. Chamberlain worked with a broad range of materials, some as pliant as foam rubber and as ephemeral as brown... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by Randy Kennedy, published December 21, 2011. "John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84". John Chamberlain, who almost single handedly gave automotive metal a place in the history of sculpture, smashing and twisting together a poetic fusion of Abstract Expressionism and Pop from fenders, fins, bumpers and hoods, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 84. His wife, Prudence Fairweather, announced his death, but declined to give a cause. He had spent his last years mostly in Shelter Island, N.Y. In a restless career of almost half a century, Mr. Chamberlain worked with a broad range of materials, some as pliant as foam rubber and as ephemeral as brown paper bags. But he returned again and again to the more substantial stuff of the scrap yard, explaining the attraction as... Read full biography
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