Martin Puryear

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Martin Puryear is an American sculptor renowned for his handcrafted, abstract works that blend traditional woodworking techniques with modernist and minimalist influences.

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Martin Puryear canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
artisticStyle abstract sculpture ⓘ
artisticTechnique carpentry ⓘ
traditional craft techniques ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ
awardReceived MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ
National Medal of Arts ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1941-05-23 ⓘ
educatedAt Catholic University of America ⓘ
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
employer University of Maryland, College Park ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
event 2019 Venice Biennale United States Pavilion ⓘ
familyName Puryear ⓘ
fieldOfWork sculpture ⓘ
genre public art ⓘ
givenName Martin ⓘ
hasExhibitedAt Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
National Gallery of Art ⓘ
Serpentine Gallery ⓘ
Whitney Museum of American Art ⓘ
influencedBy African craft traditions ⓘ
Japanese craft traditions ⓘ
Scandinavian design ⓘ
militaryService Peace Corps ⓘ
movement Minimalism ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
Postminimalism ⓘ
name Martin Puryear ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableWork Bearing Witness ⓘ
Big Bling ⓘ
C.F.A.O. ⓘ
linked to: CFAO

Ladder for Booker T. Washington ⓘ
Liberty/Libertà ⓘ
Plenty's Boast ⓘ
Sanctuary ⓘ
occupation sculptor ⓘ
visual artist ⓘ
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C. ⓘ
representedBy Matthew Marks Gallery ⓘ
representedCountryAt United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
workLocation Hudson Valley ⓘ
New York City ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Matthew Marks Gallery → represents → Martin Puryear ⓘ
Pappajohn Sculpture Park → hasArtworkBy → Martin Puryear ⓘ
Martin Puryear → name → Martin Puryear ⓘ