Joan Danziger
Joan Danziger | |
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| Born | 1934 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Sculpture |
| Website | joandanziger |
Joan Danziger (born 1934)[1] is an American sculptor. Her work is largely of large sculptures of beetles and hybrid human-animals.
Early life and education
[edit]Danziger grew up in Queens, New York City.[2] She graduated from Cornell University with a BFA, and studied at the Art Students League of New York, and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in Rome.[3]
Career
[edit]Her work has been shown at the Morris Museum, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey State Museum. Her work is in: the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[4] the National Museum of Women in the Arts Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, and Susquehanna Art Museum.[3] She is known for her large sculptures of beetles[5][6] and hybrid human-animal forms.[7]
Her image is included in the 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.[8]
Personal life
[edit]She resides and works in Washington, D.C.[6]
Reviews
[edit]- Elaine A. King (July–August 2009). "The Emblematic World of Joan Danziger". Sculpture Magazine.
References
[edit]- ^ "Joan Danziger". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
- ^ "Now in my garden there's this magical band. « Studio Neptune". January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sculptors on View". Grounds For Sculpture. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ "Two Rhinoceri by Joan Danziger / American Art". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "Beetle Mania: The Art of Joan Danziger". Reading Public Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Gambino, Megan. "Beetles Invasion: One Artist's Take on the Insect". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Joan Danziger - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Some Living American Women Artists/Last Supper". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ree and Jun Kaneko, Sculptress Joan Danzinger
- October Gathering, 2001, by Joan Danziger, The Sculpture Foundation
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