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New Book Alert: Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago

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Book I have been working on for a long time...

Contemporary Sculptors of Chicago: 
Artists behind the Artworks

Featuring 50 contemporary artists who have lived and worked in Chicago. A documentary book with more than 350 images, including images of artists, artworks and artists-at-work. It has been a long time in the making.

With innumerable emails and phone calls verifying all the information in the book. Thank You to all the artists who helped me compile this book. Thank You to everyone who encouraged...

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2019 Vector Sculpture Book

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Vector sculpture Book

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Vector Sculpture is a photo history of making public sculpture featuring the processes required to produce and install a finished work of art.  The book is dedicated to all the Artists and Craftsmen that have collaborated at Vector since 1978. 

For a preview of the book, or to order the book, please click on the link below..

Vector Sculpture Book, click here..

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Splash by Jerry Peart

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Splash - by Jerry Peart

1986

Location: Trickster Art Gallery, Schaumburg

"Splash" is among the most vibrant of the many cultural landmarks populating Schaumburg. The monumental polychromed steel sculpture was created by Chicago native Jerry Peart, whose colorful sculptures can be found in many prominent Chicago area locations.

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Five Reasons to Visit the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

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Five Reasons to Visit the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

[I] National Medal for the Arts

There are two sculptors who lived and worked in Chicago in the very formative years of their lives, and later, went on to receive the "National Medal for the Arts." Mark diSuvero received the award in 2010, and Martin Puryear in 2011. Both these artists have only one permanent artwork in Chicago: "Yes! For Lady day," by Mark di Suvero; and "Bodark Arc" by Martin Puryear. Both these sculptures are permanent...
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