Artist: Martin Puryear (1941 - )
Nationality: American
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Media: Sculpture
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Biography:
Martin Puryear was trained in painting, drawing, and sculpture, graduating in 1963. He then joined the Peace Corps, which took him to Sierra Leone where he was inspired by West African craft and tradition. Puryear then moved to Stockholm to attend the Swedish Royal Academy of Art. Upon his return to the United States, Minimalism was a popular movement, an aspect of his life that also held a profound influence on Puryear’s development as a sculptor. In the 1970’s, he set up a studio in Brooklyn, New York that was destroyed by a fire in 1977. Puryear then moved to Chicago. As his reputation expanded, he began exhibiting internationally. Puryear has since relocated to Accord, New York.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Martin Puryear - Lever No. 3 1989 carved and painted w National Gallery of Art American
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Martin Puryear - Blue Blood 1979 polychromed pine and Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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Jean-Francois Millet - Monsieur Martin 1840 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Heinrich Aldegrever - Martin Luther 1540 engraving Arkansas Arts Center German
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Harrington Mann - Portrait of Mrs. C. J. Martin 1919 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts British
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Fletcher Martin, Mexican Girl, 1935
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Fred Martin, Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Homestead, pl. 9 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Pomegranates, pl. 4 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Source, pl. 10 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Entrance, pl. 11 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Old Lumber, pl. 2 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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J.A.J. Wilcox , Portrait of Edward Martin, 19th century
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Fred Martin, Stone Barn, pl. 8 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, From Western Workshops, pl. 6 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Wreathed Gate, pl. 3 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Everett Shinn - Café Martin, formerly Delmonico's 1876-1953 oil pastel on paper The Mint Museums American
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Fred Martin, Vignette for the cover of Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Historical Relics, pl. 5 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Waving Grain, pl. 7 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Allan Ramsay - Portrait of Mrs. Mary Martin 1761 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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Louis Galloche - A Scene from the Life of St. Martin c. 1737 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Francis Hayman - The Masters Martin Atkin c. 1740-1742 oil on canvas The Fitzwilliam Museum British
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Agnes Martin, Untitled, 1963
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Martin Camarata, Bagman, 1977
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El Greco - Saint Martin and the Beggar 1600-1614 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Spanish
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John Neagle - Martin Luther Hurlbut 1840 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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El Greco - Saint Martin and the Beggar 1597-1599 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Spanish
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Robert Martin, Before Genesis, 1960
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Fletcher Martin, Around End, circa 1935
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Fred Martin, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, pl. 1 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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El Greco - Saint Martin and the Beggar c. 1600 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago Spanish
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Fred Martin, Marker, 1966
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Fred Martin, Untitled
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Fred Martin, The Center
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Fred Martin, Titlepage
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Fred Martin, The Last Part
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Fred Martin, The First Part
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Fred Martin, Homestead, pl. 9 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966), 1966
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Fred Martin, Source, pl. 10 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press,1966), 1966

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (7)
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Urban Glass, Robert Lehman Gallery: Exquisite Pilgrim: Libby Pace and Gillian Durko Puryear
Executive Director, Dawn Bennett comments: “The artworks of Pace and Puryear share a special affinity; while they are feminine they are not necessarily feminist. The artists continue to explore what it means to be a woman in a post-women’s revolut...
Irish Museum of Modern Art: Martin Puryear: 15 Works of Large Sculpture
Martin Puryear uses a vocabulary of simple reductive forms to create works with a strong and direct physical presence. Process and materials are crucial to his work, which is predominantly based around traditional craft techniques of woodworking,...
Getty Center: Martin Puryear: Commission for the Getty Center
A marvel of artistry and engineering, the sculpture is an elegant, airy structure of welded, sandblasted stainless-steel tubes, bound at the joints by thick ...
Wanas Foundation: TEN INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AT WANÅS 2000
During the years 1987 – 1999 many different projects have been realized inside the barn as well as outside in the park. The focus is on sculpture and site specific installations. THE PARK houses several permanent works...
Museum of Fine Arts Houston: Bearing Witness: Contemporary Works by African American Women Artists
Two of the most critical events in recent history–the civil rights movement and the women’s movement of the 1960s and 1970s–influenced all aspects of American cultura...
Memphis Brooks Museum: In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"It is an honor for the Brooks to be selected as a venue for this important and moving Smithsonian exhibition," said Kaywin Feldman, Director of the Brooks. "We hope that no child in our community will miss this unique opportunity to experience Ki...
Museum of Modern Art: Rober Storr Promoted to Senior Curator at the MOMA
The title of Senior Curator indicates exceptional merit, and is among the highest distinctions this Museum can offer, remarked Mr. Lowry. This promotion recognizes Robert Storrs tremendous contributions, both as an exhibition organizer, a...

Further Artwork and Information:

Martin Puryear Online
Martin Puryear - African-American History Through the Arts
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Martin Puryear (Getty Museum)
Art:21 . Martin Puryear . Biography | PBS
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www.vmfa.state.va.us/puryear.html
MARTIN PURYEAR- DONALD YOUNG GALLERY
Martin Puryear - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com]
Martin Puryear (1941 - ) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews

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