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Martin Puryear

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Martin Puryear (Born 1941) is active/lives in Illinois, New York.  Martin Puryear is known for Abstract wooden structure sculpture.

Of his sculpture Martin Puryear has said: "I think my work speaks to anybody who has the capacity to slow down."

Puryear is best known for his works in hard wood, his primary medium, but he also utilizes other materials including rawhide and wire. Michael Kimmelman noted in the "New York Times" (March 1, 1992), "No artist today has a greater reverence for wood or can do more with it." In 1989, Puryear represented the United States at the Sao Paulo Bienal, thus becoming the first black artist to represent the U.S. officially in an international art exhibition.

The oldest of the children--five sons and two daughters--of Reginald Puryear, a postal worker, and Martina Puryear, an elementary-school teacher, Martin Puryear was born on May 23, 1941 in Washington, D.C. His maternal grandfather fixed clocks, and his father was adept at repairing things around the house. Puryear's brother Michael became a cabinetmaker; his brother Mark became a musician; and his brother Maynard, a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 14269 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Martin Puryear

   Publications  Book References:  35
Magazine References:  17

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17 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Martin Puryear
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Artworld June 2003 Editors, Art in America Yes
ARTFORUM Reviews October 2002 Editors, Artforum Yes
ARTnews Reviews August 2002 Editors, ARTnews Yes
Art in America Martin Puryear's "Ars Poetica" December 2001 Koplos, Janet No
ARTnews Brunhilde Stripped Bare December 2001 Wei, Lilly No
Art & Antiques Art Inhabits the Hills November 2001 Thompson, Sandy Yes
ARTnews Reviews June 2001 Editors, Art News Yes
Art in America Italy: New and Improved January 2001 Vetrocq, Marcia E Yes
ARTFORUM Preview Fall 2000 September 2000 Editors, ARTForum Yes
Art in America Front Page January 2000 Editors, Art in America Yes
ARTnews Briefs October 1999 Editor, ARTnews No
ARTnews Living With Art March 1998 Rowlands, Penelope Yes
Art in America Where the Wild Things Were May 1997 Vine, Richard Yes
ARTnews Big Name Artists March 1997 Berger, Laurel Yes
ARTnews What's Wrong With This Picture April 1996 Larson, Kay Yes
ARTnews REviews September 1995 Editors, Art News Yes
Art & Antiques Skill, Vision and Craft June 1995 Melrod, George Yes
35 Book References for Martin Puryear
Year Author Title Pages Color
2006 Beardsley, John Earthworks and Beyond: Contempory Art in the Landscape 239 No
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2005 Janovy, Karen O. (Editor); David Cateforis (Intro) Sculpture From the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 246 Yes
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2001 Finn, David 20th Century American Sculpture in the White House Garden 144 Yes
1998 Taha, Halima Collecting African American Art Works on Paper and Canvas 270 Yes
1997 Hughes, Robert American Visions The Epic History of Art in America 635 Yes
1997 Lucie-Smith, Edward Visual Arts in the 20th Century 400 Yes
1997 Powell, Richard J Black Art and Culture in the 20th Century 256 Yes
1996 Addison Gallery Addison Gallery of American Art 65 Years A Selective Catalogue
(Exhibition catalog)		 512 Yes
1996 Barbara and Peter Toohil Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know… 363 Yes
1996 Demetrion, James T (Introduction) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 195 Works of Art 166 Yes
1996 Ruzicka, Joseph Landfall Press: Twenty-Five Years Of Printmaking 220 Yes
1996 Sandler, Irving Art of the Postmodern Era From the Late 1960s to the Early 1990s 636 Yes
1996 Wood, James N/T Edelstein The Art Institute of Chicago Twentieth Century Painting and Sculpture 160 Yes
1995 Fineberg, Jonathan Art Since 1940 Strategies of Being 496 Yes
1995 Janson, H W; Dora Jane Janson History of Art: A Survey of the Major Visual Arts From the Dawn of History to the Present Day 960 Yes
1995 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art Today 512 Yes
1994 Friedman, Martin (et al) Visions of America Landscape as Metaphor in the Late 20th Century
(Exhibition catalog)		 256 Yes
1994 National Gallery of Art Sculpture An Illustrated Catalogue
(Exhibition catalog)		 283 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Joachimides, Christos (others) American Art in the 20th Century Painting and Sculpture 1913-1993
(Exhibition catalog)		 490 Yes
1992 Kurtz, Bruce D Contemporary Art 1965-1990 256 Yes
1992 Rose, Bernice Allegories of Modernism Contemporary Drawing
(Exhibition catalog)		 128 Yes
1991 Benezra, Neal Martin Puryear
(Exhibition catalog)		 160 Yes
1991 Hoffman, Katherine Explorations The Visual Arts since 1945 400 Yes
1991 Storr, Robert/J Tannenbaum Devil on the Stairs Looking Back on the Eighties
(Exhibition catalog)		 96 Yes
1991 Wheeler, Daniel Art Since Mid Century 1945 to the Present 344 Yes
1990 Lippard, Lucy R Mixed Blessings New Art in a Multicultural America 279 Yes
1989 Armstrong, Tom/Susan C Larsen Art in Place Fifteen Years of Acquisition
(Exhibition catalog)		 230 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1985 Krantz, Les American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans 347 Yes
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1981 Armstrong, Tom (Foreward) 1981 Biennial Exhibition Whitney Museum
(Exhibition catalog)		 159 No
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