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: (100)
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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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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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Heinrich Aldegrever - Martin Luther 1540 engraving Arkansas Arts Center German
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Jean-Francois Millet - Monsieur Martin 1840 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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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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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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Martin Hardie Corfe Castle etching 1913
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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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El Greco - Saint Martin and the Beggar 1600-1614 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art Spanish
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Martin Hardie The Sunny South Drypoint 1924
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Martin Hardie A Corner of Caudebec Etching 1914
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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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Martin Hardie Hey! Ho! The Wind and the Rain Etching and Drypoint 1980
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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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Martin Lewis Derricks at Night Etching-drypoint 1927
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Martin Lewis Chance Meeting Etching-drypoint 1941
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Martin Lewis Landeck (winter landscape) Drypoint 1933
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Martin Hardie Sunset at Heybridge Basin Drypoint 1924
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Martin Hardie Cafe St. Malo (A Square in France ) Etching 1927
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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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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
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Martin Hardie The Old Harbour Light, North Queensferry Etching 1909
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Martin Lewis Spring Night, Greenwich Village Etching-drypoint 1930
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Martin Schongauer The Entombment Engraving 15th century
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Fletcher Martin Around End Woodcut circa 1935
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Martin (?) Master M.Z. Zazinger The two Lovers Engraving 15th - 16th century
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Martin (?) Master M.Z. Zazinger St. Ursula Engraving 15th - 16th century
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Martin Schongauer The Adoration of the Magi Engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer St. John on Patmos engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer The Resurrection Engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer The Entombment Engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer Death of the Virgin Engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer The Madonna with the Parrot Engraving 15th century
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Martin (?) Master M.Z. Zazinger Aristotle and Phyllis Engraving 15th - 16th century
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Martin Schongauer Christ Carrying the Cross Engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer The Temptation of St. Anthony Engraving 15th century
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Martin Schongauer The Second Wise Virgin Engraving 15th century
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Martin (?) Master M.Z. Zazinger The Martyrdom of St. Catherine Engraving 15th - 16th century
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Anonymous A Manual of Lithography, translated by C. Hullmandel(London: Rodwell and Martin, 1820) Book with 2 lithographs 1820
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Martin Schongauer Coat of Arms with Three Stars, Held by a Lady 1470
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Martin Schongauer Christ Bearing His Cross Engraving 15th century
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Martin Camarata Bagman drawing and watercolor 1977
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Fletcher Martin Boy Reading Woodcut circa 1935
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Martin Schongauer Christ Crowned with Thorns Engraving 15th century
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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) Etching 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) etching 1966
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Fred Martin Entrance, pl. 11 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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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) etching 1966
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Fred Martin Pomegranates, pl. 4 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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Fletcher Martin Nude Woodcut circa 1935
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Fletcher Martin Stallions Woodcut circa 1935
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Fletcher Martin Bathers Woodcut circa 1935
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Fletcher Martin The Strollers Woodcut circa 1935
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Martin Schongauer Christ on the Cross with Four Angels Engraving 15th century
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Fred Martin Historical Relics, pl. 5 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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Fred Martin Colophon page from unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Letterpress 1966
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Fred Martin Waving Grain, pl. 7 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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Fred Martin From Western Workshops, pl. 6 from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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Martin Schongauer The Coat of Arms with a Greyhound, held by a Wild Man Engraving 15th century
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Anonymous Untitled (lithography tools), first plate in the book, A Manual of Lithography ( London: Rodwell and Martin, 1820) Pen lithograph 1819
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Fred Martin Liner sheet (one of two) from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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Martin Schongauer Christ Before Annas Engraving 15th century
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Fred Martin Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Book with text and 15 etchings hand colored by the artist 1966
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Fred Martin Old Lumber, pl. 2 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Entrance, pl. 11 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching on Rives paper 1966
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Fletcher Martin Shizuko Woodcut circa 1935
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Fletcher Martin The Clinch Woodcut circa 1935
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Robert Martin Before Genesis engraving 1960
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Fletcher Martin Lullaby Lithograph 20th century
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Cadwallader Washburn Cape Martin Etching/Drypoint 1928
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Fletcher Martin Farm and Serpent Woodcut circa 1935
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Fred Martin Liner sheet (one of two) from the unbound edition of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) etching 1966
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Fred Martin Vignette for the cover of Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Etching with watercolor by the artist on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Waving Grain, pl. 7 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Untitled, illustration for the title page from the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Etching 1966
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Fred Martin Historical Relics, pl. 5 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Untitled, illustration for the dedication page of the unbound set of the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Etching 1966
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Fred Martin Source, pl. 10 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching with watercolor by the artist on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Homestead, pl. 9 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching with watercolor by the artist on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Pomegranates, pl. 4 from Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Hard ground etching with watercolor by the artist on Rives paper 1966
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Fred Martin Working proof for the unpublished print "Earth Urn," rejected from the book Beulah Land: Fifteen etchings by Fred Martin (Berkeley: Crown Point Press, 1966) Etching 1966
Museum of Fine Arts -
Elihu Vedder, American, 1836-1923 The Questioner of the Sphinx 1863 Oil on canvas 92.07 x
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Carl Martin Raschen Old Man's Head oil on canvas 19th century
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Georg Martin Preissler DÈdale et Icare 1787
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Homer Dodge Martin Newport Neck oil on canvas 1893
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Elihu Vedder, American, 1836-1923 Fisherman and the Genie about 1863 Oil on panel 19.37 x
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Fletcher Martin Double Play Lithograph 20th century

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...

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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]
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