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1 20 th 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

2 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson George Segal Solid-colored Plaster, lonely-looking Figures Super-realistic casts of everyday-looking people Judy Chicago Slightly abstracted sculptures celebrating women Maya Ying Lin Minimalistic Vietnam Memorial in Washington D.C.

3 20 th Century Sculptors Louise Nevelson, 1970. Louise Nevelson

4 20 th Century SculptorsLouise Nevelson, Sky Cathedral, 1958.

5 20 th Century Sculptors Louise Nevelson Silent Music II, 1964.

6 20 th Century Sculptors Louise Nevelson Sky Landscape, 1976.

7 20 th Century Sculptors Louise Nevelson Royal Tide I, 1960.

8 20 th Century Sculptors Louise Nevelson

9 20 th Century Sculptors 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) Alexander “Sandy” Calder

10 20 th Century Sculptors Calder, Elephant, 1928. Calder, Two Acrobats, 1928. Calder’s First Wire Sculptures

11 20 th Century Sculptors Alexander Calder Aluminum Leaves, Red Post 1941. Calder’s Stabiles

12 20 th Century Sculptors Alexander Calder, Lobster Trap & Fish Tail, 1930.

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14 Alexander Calder, Flamingo, 1974.

15 20 th Century Sculptors Illegal Immigration Protest, March 2006.

16 20 th Century Sculptors Car designed by Calder

17 20 th Century Sculptors 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 Henry Moore

18 20 th Century Sculptors Chac-Mool – a Pre-Columbian, MesoAmerican (ancient Mexican) stone altar Henry Moore

19 20 th Century Sculptors Henry Moore

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21 Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1929.

22 20 th Century Sculptors “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

23 20 th Century Sculptors Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1935-36. Elmwood.

24 20 th Century Sculptors Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1938. Bronze. (dedicated in Singapore in 1983)

25 20 th Century Sculptors Maquettes created by Henry Moore Photos taken by M. Curless

26 20 th Century Sculptors From the Art Gallery of Ontario

27 20 th Century Sculptors From the Art Gallery of Ontario

28 20 th Century Sculptors From the Art Gallery of Ontario

29 20 th Century Sculptors From the Art Gallery of Ontario

30 20 th Century Sculptors 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

31 20 th Century Sculptors Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Wrapped Monument to Leonardo da Vinci Piazza Scala, Milano, italy, 1970. Christo & Jeanne-Claude

32 20 th Century Sculptors Christo, Valley Curtain (Rifle, Colorado), 1972. Christo & Jeanne-Claude

33 20 th Century Sculptors Christo Valley Curtain 1972. Christo & Jeanne-Claude

34 20 th Century Sculptors Christo & Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, 1976. 24.5 miles long, 18 feet tall. Runs across two Californian counties. Christo & Jeanne-Claude

35 20 th Century Sculptors Christo & Jeanne-Claude, The Umbrellas (Tejon Ranch, CA), 1991. Christo & Jeanne-Claude

36 20 th Century SculptorsChristo, Wrapped Reichstag, Berlin, 1995.

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38 Judy Chicago

39 20 th Century SculptorsJudy Chicago, The Dinner Party, 1979.

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42 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 39 Place Settings at Judy’s Chicago’s Dinner Table

43 20 th Century Sculptors George Segal Walk – Don’t Walk, 1976.

44 20 th Century Sculptors George Segal, Holocaust Memorial, 1984.

45 20 th Century Sculptors George Segal, The Dancers, 1971.

46 20 th Century Sculptors George Segal, Depression Bread Line, 1991.

47 20 th Century Sculptors Pics from the Artist’s Studio

48 20 th Century Sculptors Pics from the Artist’s Studio

49 20 th Century Sculptors Pics from the Artist’s Studio

50 20 th Century Sculptors Pics from the Artist’s Studio

51 20 th Century Sculptors George Segal Abraham & Issac, 1978.

52 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson, Self-Portrait with Model, 1979.

53 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson, The Traveller, 1988.

54 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson Queenie 2, 1988.

55 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson Tourists, 1970.

56 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson Tourists 2, 1988.

57 20 th Century Sculptors Duane Hanson Drug Addict, 1974.

58 20 th Century Sculptors Maya Ying Lin, Vietnam Memorial, 1982. MINIMALISM

59 20 th Century Sculptors The Memorial Wall is made up of two walls 246 feet long. The stone for the wall was deliberately chosen because of its reflective quality. When a visitor looks upon the wall, his or her reflection can be seen simultaneously with the engraved names, which is meant to symbolically bring the past and present together. One wall points toward the Washington Monument, the other in the direction of the Lincoln Memorial. Maya Ying Lin, Vietnam Memorial, 1982. MINIMALISM

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62 Maya Ying Lin, Vietnam Memorial, 1982. MINIMALISM


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