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.
Also recorded as Seymour Arthur Lipton
Seymour Lipton
- Name
- Seymour Lipton
- Born
- 6 November 1903
- Died
- 15 December 1986
- Field
- abstract expressionist sculptor
- Training
- initially trained as a dentist but focused on sculpture
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- sculptor · draftsperson · artist
- Fields
- abstract expressionism
- Known for
- Laureate
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- English
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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.
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Seymour Lipton (1903–1986) was an American artist, draftsperson and sculptor. Born in New York City, the artist died in Glen Cove.
Seymour Lipton was a member of American Abstract Artists and American Academy of Arts and Letters. The artist was active in abstract expressionism. Seymour Lipton was associated with abstract expressionism.
Works include Laureate. Languages used include English. Works by the artist are held at Art Institute of Chicago, Minneapolis Institute of Art and Museum of Modern Art, among others. Seymour Lipton received Guggenheim Fellowship.
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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. His work is included in the Phillips Collection, the Albright–Knox Art Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is abstract expressionism. Works named in the authority record are Laureate. Work by Seymour Lipton is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Smithsonian American Art Museum. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Key facts
• Name — Seymour Lipton • Born — 6 November 1903 • Died — 15 December 1986 • Field — abstract expressionist sculptor • Training — initially trained as a dentist but focused on sculpture • Illustration — Winter Solstice #2, nickel silver on monel metal, 1957, in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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1903
Seymour Lipton born at New York City.
1986
Seymour Lipton died at Glen Cove.
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New York City.
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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. Much of his art addresses the themes of flight, nature and war.
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- 1.Seymour Lipton - Bio. www.phillipscollection.org.
- 2.Seymour Lipton | Albright-Knox. www.albrightknox.org.
- 3.Seymour Lipton. Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- 4.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.
- 5.Empire State Plaza Art Collection.
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Seymour Lipton worked in abstract expressionism. His work is associated with abstract expressionism. He belonged to American Abstract Artists and American Academy of Arts and Letters. Lipton received Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art
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