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20th Century Sculptors
Alexander Calder
Louise Nevelson
Henry Moore
Christo
Solid-colored assemblages – usually half-rounds
Mobiles, stabiles, kinetic sculpture, large metalworks
Reclining figure, worked with large abstract figures
Wrapped or draped large cloths as public monuments
20th Century Sculptors
Duane Hanson
George SegalSolid-colored Plaster, lonely-looking Figures
Super-realistic casts of everyday-looking people
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)
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
“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
Christo & Jeanne-ClaudeBoth 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
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 Women’s 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
39 Place Settings at Judy’s Chicago’s Dinner Table