Zygmund Sazevich
Appearance
Zygmund Sazevich (May 2, 1899, Kovno, Russia (now Kaunas, Lithuania) – 1968, San Francisco) was an American sculptor.
He studied at the University of Kazan. He immigrated to the San Francisco area in 1923. He studied art at University of California, Berkeley and the California School of Fine Arts. He taught at the California School of Fine Arts from 1947 to 1965, and at Mills College from 1947 to 1958.[1]
He created sculpture for Post Offices in Roseville, California,[2] San Mateo, California,[3][4] and carved three wood bas reliefs for the post office in Kent, Washington.[5] His bronze sculpture, Egrets, is at Los Altos, California.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Zygmund Sazevich – Biography, vital info and auction records for Zygmund Sazevich. Askart.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-07.
- ^ "Roseville Post Office". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). livingnewdeal.berkeley.edu - ^ "San Mateo/Leo J. Ryan Post Office". Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link). livingnewdeal.berkeley.edu - ^ "New Deal/W.P.A. Art in California". Retrieved March 14, 2016.. wpamurals.com
- ^ Washington Post Offices & New Deal Art – a set on Flickr. Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-07.
- ^ Egrets – Los Altos, CA – Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on. Waymarking.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-07.
- ^ Egrets, (sculpture). Siris-artinventories.si.edu (1994-10-31). Retrieved on 2013-02-07.
External links
[edit]- "Oral history interview with Zygmund Sazevich, 1965 Jan. 22", Archives of American Art
- http://www.newdealartregistry.org/artist/Sazevichzygmund/
- http://www.historicaldesign.com/index.php?page=zygmund-sazevich-1925
Categories:
- 1899 births
- 1968 deaths
- Artists from Kaunas
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- San Francisco Art Institute alumni
- San Francisco Art Institute faculty
- Mills College faculty
- Artists from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Soviet emigrants to the United States
- Treasury Relief Art Project artists
- American sculptor stubs