20th Century Sculptors

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20th Century Sculptors
Louise Nevelson
Solid-colored assemblages usually half-rounds
Alexander Calder
Mobiles, stabiles, kinetic sculpture, large
metalworks
Henry Moore
Reclining figure, worked with large abstract
figures
Christo
Wrapped or draped large cloths as public monuments
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20th Century Sculptors
George Segal
Solid-colored Plaster, lonely-looking Figures
Duane Hanson
Super-realistic casts of everyday-looking people
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Louise Nevelson, 1970.
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Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral, 1958.
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Louise NevelsonSilent Music II, 1964.
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Louise NevelsonSky Landscape, 1976.
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Louise NevelsonRoyal Tide I, 1960.
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Alexander Calder(1898-1976)
Earned Engineering degree in 1919 Learned how to
use metal and wire and at early age Always
fascinated with toys, circus, etc. (dancing
moveable parts) Developed art known as Kinetic
Sculpture (mobiles and stabiles)
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Calder, Elephant, 1928.
Calder, Two Acrobats, 1928.
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Alexander Calder Aluminum Leaves,Red Post 1941.
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Alexander Calder, Lobster Trap Fish Tail, 1930.
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Alexander Calder, Flamingo, 1974.
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Illegal Immigration Protest, March 2006.
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Henry Moore (1895-1986)
British sculptor known for primitive-looking
figure forms Influenced by ancient Mayan-Toltec
altar statues Reclining Figure MAQUETTE a
small sketch-like model for a larger sculpture
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Chac-Mool a Pre-Columbian, MesoAmerican
(ancient Mexican) stone altar
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Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1929.
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It was the art of ancient Mexico that spoke to
me most . . . I admit clearly and frankly that
early Mexican art formed my views of carving as
much as anything I could do. Henry Moore, 1947
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Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1935-36. Elmwood.
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Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1938.
Bronze.(dedicated in Singapore in 1983)
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Maquettes created by Henry Moore
Photos taken by M. Curless
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Christo Jeanne-Claude
Both born June 13, 1935 Site-specific artists
who use curtains and cloths to enhance or show an
alternative side to an environment First
collaborative project in 1961, and continue to
create works to this day
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Christo Jeanne-Claude,Wrapped Monument to
Leonardo da VinciPiazza Scala, Milano, italy,
1970.
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Christo, Valley Curtain (Rifle, Colorado), 1972.
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ChristoValley Curtain1972.
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Christo Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, 1976.
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Christo Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (Tejon
Ranch, CA), 1991.
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Christo, Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1995.
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Judy Chicago
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Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party, 1979.
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39 Place Settings at Judys Chicagos Dinner Table
Wing I From Prehistory to the Roman Empire1.
Primordial Goddess2. Fertile Goddess3.
Ishtar4. Kali5. Snake Goddess6. Sophia7.
Amazon8. Hatshepsut9. Judith10. Sappho11.
Aspasia12. Boudica13. Hypatia
Wing II From the Beginnings of Christianity to
the Reformation14. Marcella15. Saint
Bridget16. Theodora of Byzantium17.
Hrosvitha18. Trotula of Salerno19. Eleanor of
Aquitaine20. Hildegard of Bingen21. Petronilla
de Meath22. Christine de Pisan23. Isabella
d'Este24. Elizabeth R25. Artemisia
Gentileschi26. Anna van Schurman
Wing III From the American to the Womens
Revolution27. Anne Hutchinson28. Sacajawea29.
Caroline Herschel30. Mary Wollstonecraft31.
Sojourner Truth32. Susan B. Anthony33.
Elizabeth Blackwell34. Emily Dickinson35. Ethel
Smyth36. Margaret Sanger37. Natalie Barney38.
Virginia Woolf39. Georgia O'Keeffe
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George SegalWalk Dont Walk, 1976.
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George Segal, Holocaust Memorial, 1984.
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George Segal, The Dancers, 1971.
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George Segal, Depression Bread Line, 1991.
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George SegalAbraham Issac, 1978.
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Duane Hanson, Self-Portrait with Model, 1979.
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Duane Hanson, The Traveller, 1988.
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Duane HansonQueenie 2, 1988.
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Duane HansonTourists, 1970.
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Duane HansonTourists 2, 1988.
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Duane HansonDrug Addict, 1974.