Seymour Lipton

Seymour Lipton (6 November 1903 – 15 December 1986) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. He initially trained as a dentist but focused on sculpture from 1932. His early choices of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze, and he is best known for his work in metal. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel-silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms.

Seymour Lipton
Born(1903-11-06)November 6, 1903
DiedDecember 15, 1986(1986-12-15) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
Educationinitially trained as a dentist but focused on sculpture
Known forabstract expressionist sculptor
Winter Solstice #2, nickel silver on monel metal, 1957, in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

His work is included in the Phillips Collection,[1] the Albright–Knox Art Gallery[2] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[3] His works Pioneer, Catacombs, and Guardian are on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and are currently on display as part of Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin.[4]

His work Pioneer, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is currently on display as part of Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin.[5]


Books
His work Guardian, on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is currently on display as part of Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Lori Verderame wrote the definitive monograph on Seymour Lipton entitled Seymour Lipton: An American Sculptor in 1999 published by Hudson Hills Press and the Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University. The book was based on the author's research conduction to complete her Ph.D. dissertation entitled Seymour Lipton: Themes of Nature in the 1950s The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.[6] Much of his art addresses the themes of flight, nature and war.

See also

References
  1. "Seymour Lipton - Bio". www.phillipscollection.org.
  2. "Seymour Lipton | Albright-Knox". www.albrightknox.org.
  3. "Seymour Lipton". Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  4. "Pioneer". LANDMARKS. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. "Pioneer". LANDMARKS. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. Verderame, Lori Ann. Seymour Lipton: An American Sculptor, New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press in cooperation with the Palmer Museum of Art The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1999.
  7. "Empire State Plaza Art Collection". Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2019-12-07.

Seymour Lipton: Post War American in Three Dimensions by Dr. Lori Verderame


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