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: (60)
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Don Jon, Martin Puryear (United States, Washington, D.C., born 1941) , 1989, Wood
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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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Decoy, Richard Howard Hunt (born 1935) , 1990, Cast iron
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Decoy, Richard Howard Hunt (born 1935) , 1990, Cast iron
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Woman’s Profile Hat, Martin Soules (Argentina, Buenos Aires) , circa 1950, Straw, velvet
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Pierre Charles Baquoy Frederic et Voltaire Engraving circa 1796 - 1798
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Fletcher Martin Mexican Girl Woodcut 1935
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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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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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HENRI MARTIN (1810-1883) (1850) by SCHEFFER Ary
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Woman’s Toque, Martin Soules (Argentina, Buenos Aires) , circa 1935, Wool felt, feather, silk net
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MICHEL-MARTIN DROLLING (1786-1851) (1ère moitié 19e siècle) by DROLLING Michel Martin
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Woman’s Gloves, Maison Martin Margiela , circa 2003, Leather
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Woman’s Gloves, Maison Martin Margiela , circa 2003, Leather
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SIEGE DE LA VILLE DE MONS.1691 (4e quart 17e siècle) by MARTIN Jean-Baptiste (attribué) ; Martin DES BATAILLES (dit, attribué)
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Martin Lewis Subway Steps Drypoint 1931
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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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Woman’s Skirt, Maison Martin Margiela , circa 2003, Wool
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Woman’s Skirt, Maison Martin Margiela , circa 2003, Wool
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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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Allan Ramsay - Portrait of Mrs. Mary Martin 1761 oil on canvas Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery British
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La charité de Saint-Martin (4e quart 16e siècle ; 1er quart 17e siècle) by FREMINET Martin
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Martin Hardie Corfe Castle etching 1913
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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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El Greco - Saint Martin and the Beggar 1597-1599 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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Martin Hardie A Corner of Caudebec Etching 1914
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Martin Hardie The Sunny South Drypoint 1924
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Martin Hardie Hey! Ho! The Wind and the Rain Etching and Drypoint 1980
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Martin Hardie Wells-on-Sea Drypoint 19th - 20th century
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Martin Lewis Grandpa Takes a Walk Drypoint circa 1933
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2104. CAP MARTIN by FR PHOT (photographe)
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J.A.J. Wilcox Portrait of Edward Martin engraving 19th century
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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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Apothéose de saint Martin (?) (17e siècle) by anonyme
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41. CAP MARTIN - VUE VERS MENTON by C A P (éditeur)
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LE PEINTRE MARTIN MEIDEN (milieu 18e siècle) by BATONI Pompeo (école)
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Croix de Saint Martin (1962) by SZEKELY Pierre
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Woman’s Blouse, Maison Martin Margiela , circa 2003, Wool/acrylic
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Woman’s Blouse, Maison Martin Margiela , circa 2003, Wool/acrylic
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BATAILLE DE PARME.29 JUIN 1734 (1737) by MARTIN Pierre Denis, MARTIN le Jeune (dit)
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ENTREE DE LOUIS XIV A YPRES (4e quart 17e siècle) by MARTIN Jean-Baptiste, Martin DES BATAILLES (dit)
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After the Raid, Fletcher Martin (United States, Colorado, Palisade, 1904 - 1979) , 1944, Pen and black ink
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Martin Lewis Chance Meeting Etching-drypoint 1941
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Martin Lewis Derricks at Night Etching-drypoint 1927
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Martin Lewis Landeck (winter landscape) Drypoint 1933
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Martin Hardie Cafe St. Malo (A Square in France ) Etching 1927
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Martin Hardie Sunset at Heybridge Basin Drypoint 1924
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Martin (?) Master M.Z. Zazinger The Madonna at the Fountain 1501
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Martin Hardie High Noon in the Boat Yard, Rye. Etching 1909
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Saint Martin à la porte d'Amiens (19e siècle) by anonyme
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Paysage (1803) by MARTIN
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COTE D'AZUR - LE CAP MARTIN (1923) by P L M (agenda) ; BELLANCE CL
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Martin Lewis Ice Cream Cones Drypoint and sand ground 1928
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Terri Garland - Martin Luther King Day, Pulaski, TN 1990 chromogenic process Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Adolphe-Felix Cals - Card Game at "le Pere Martin" 1859 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Pierre Auguste Renoir - View From Cap Martin of Monte Carlo c. 1884 oil on canvas Corcoran Gallery of Art French

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (8)
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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...
Gabarron Foundation - Carriage House Center for the Arts: I Have a Dream: An Homage to Martin Luther King Jr.
Apart from Theodore W. Kheel, big thinkers and writers participate in this homage: Maya Angelou, Zygmunt Bauman, Owen H. Brooks, Xavier Bru de Sala, Peter N. Carrol, Ernesto Castro, Josep Cuní, David Cortright, Joan Duran, Mohamed ElBaradei, Valen...

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Martin Puryear Online
Martin Puryear - African-American History Through the Arts
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