Martin Puryear Artist

Martin Puryear (born May 23, 1941) is an American artist known for his devotion to traditional craft. Working in wood and bronze, among other mediums, his reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 23, 1941
Birth place
Washington D.C.
Nationality
United States

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Field of work
Sculpture
training at
Yale University
The Catholic University of America

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Martin Puryear on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://brooklynrail.org/2007/11/art/martin-puryear-with-david-levi-strauss
  2. http://mckeegallery.com/artists/martin-puryear
  3. http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/bios/1197
  4. http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/artists/martin-puryear
  5. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/02/arts/design/02pury.html
  6. http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/334