20 th Century Sculptors Louise Nevelson Solidcolored assemblages

20 th 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

20 th Century Sculptors George Segal Solid-colored Plaster, lonely-looking Figures Duane Hanson Super-realistic casts of everyday-looking people

Louise Nevelson, 1970.

Louise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral, 1958.

Louise Nevelson Silent Music II, 1964.

Louise Nevelson Sky Landscape, 1976.

Louise Nevelson Royal Tide I, 1960.

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)

Calder, Elephant, 1928. Calder, Two Acrobats, 1928.

Alexander Calder Aluminum Leaves, Red Post 1941.

Alexander Calder, Lobster Trap & Fish Tail, 1930.

Alexander Calder, Flamingo, 1974.

Illegal Immigration Protest, March 2006.

Henry Moore (1895 -1986) British sculptor known for primitive-looking figure forms Influenced by ancient Mayan. Toltec altar statues “Reclining Figure” MAQUETTE – a small ‘sketchlike’ model for a larger sculpture

Chac-Mool – a Pre-Columbian, Meso. American (ancient Mexican) stone altar

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1929.

“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

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1935 -36. Elmwood.

Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1938. Bronze. (dedicated in Singapore in 1983)

Maquettes created by Henry Moore Photos taken by M. Curless

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

Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Monument to Leonardo da Vinci Piazza Scala, Milano, italy, 1970.

Christo, Valley Curtain (Rifle, Colorado), 1972.

Christo Valley Curtain 1972.

Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, 1976.

Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (Tejon Ranch, CA), 1991.

Christo, Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1995.

Judy Chicago

Judy Chicago, The Dinner Party, 1979.

39 Place Settings at Judy’s Chicago’s Dinner Table Wing I: From Prehistory to the Roman Empire 1. Primordial Goddess 2. Fertile Goddess 3. Ishtar 4. Kali 5. Snake Goddess 6. Sophia 7. Amazon 8. Hatshepsut 9. Judith 10. Sappho 11. Aspasia 12. Boudica 13. Hypatia Wing II: From the Beginnings of Christianity to the Reformation 14. Marcella 15. Saint Bridget 16. Theodora of Byzantium 17. Hrosvitha 18. Trotula of Salerno 19. Eleanor of Aquitaine 20. Hildegard of Bingen 21. Petronilla de Meath 22. Christine de Pisan 23. Isabella d'Este 24. Elizabeth R 25. Artemisia Gentileschi 26. Anna van Schurman Wing III: From the American to the Women’s Revolution 27. Anne Hutchinson 28. Sacajawea 29. Caroline Herschel 30. Mary Wollstonecraft 31. Sojourner Truth 32. Susan B. Anthony 33. Elizabeth Blackwell 34. Emily Dickinson 35. Ethel Smyth 36. Margaret Sanger 37. Natalie Barney 38. Virginia Woolf 39. Georgia O'Keeffe

George Segal Walk – Don’t Walk, 1976.

George Segal, Holocaust Memorial, 1984.

George Segal, The Dancers, 1971.

George Segal, Depression Bread Line, 1991.

George Segal Abraham & Issac, 1978.

Duane Hanson, Self-Portrait with Model, 1979.

Duane Hanson, The Traveller, 1988.

Duane Hanson Queenie 2, 1988.

Duane Hanson Tourists, 1970.

Duane Hanson Tourists 2, 1988.

Duane Hanson Drug Addict, 1974.