Artist: Lucas Samaras (1936 - )
Nationality: American
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Media: Painting,Sculpture, Photography
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Biography:
Born in Greece, Lucas Samaras immigrated to the United States in 1948 and became a citizen in 1955. He was a sculptor and experimental artist who created a very diverse portfolio. He was a part of Kaprow’s first happening in 1959. Around this time, he was creating figures out of plaster and rags. Then, in the 1960’s, Samaras began using nails and pins to construct his sculptures. He also made several studies in light and reflection. Samaras’s most famous works were a part of his 1970 series of Autopolaroids. These were photographs of his own anatomy and helped to solidify his reputation.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Lucas Samaras - Photo-Transformation 12/13/74 1974 Sx70 poloroid photog Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Photo-Transformation 12/13/73 1973 Sx70 poloroid photog Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Photo-Transformation 10/30/73 1973 Sx70 poloroid photog Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Photo-Transformation 1/22/74 1974 Sx70 poloroid photog Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Photo-Transformation 10/22/73 1973 Sx70 poloroid photog Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Photo-Transformation 9/17/73 1973 Sx70 poloroid photog Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Book No. 6 ("Treasures of the Metropolitan") 1962 straight pins, glue, Hirshhorn Museum American
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Lucas Samaras - Chair Transformation Number 20B 1996 patinated bronze National Gallery of Art American
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Lucas Vorsterman the Younger, Portrait of Lucas Vorstermans, Pere, 17th century
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Lucas Vorsterman the Elder, Portrait of Lucas van Uden, Peintre, 16th - 17th century
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Paulus Moreelse - Portrait of Lucas van Voorst 1628 oil on panel Minneapolis Institute of Arts Dutch
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Lucas van Leyden, Fall of Man, 1529
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Lucas van Leyden, Creation of Eve, 1529
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Lucas van Leyden, First Prohibition, 1529
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Lucas van Leyden, St.Philip, 1510
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Lucas van Leyden, St. Gerard, 1517
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Lucas van Leyden, The Promenade, 1520
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Lucas van Leyden, The Dentist, 1523
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Lucas van Leyden, The Woman with the Dog, 1510
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Lucas van Leyden, Justicia, 1530
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Lucas van Leyden, Prudentia, 1530
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Lucas van Leyden, The Last Supper, 1521
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Lucas van Leyden, The Man of Sorrows, 1517
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Lucas van Leyden, Expulsion from Paradise, 1529
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David Lucas, Yarmouth, Norfolk, 1830
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Lucas Cranach the Younger, Portrait of a Man, 1545
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Lucas van Leyden, The Adoration of the Magi, 1513
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Gonzales Coques - Smell (Portrait of Lucas Fayd'herbe) before 1661 oil on oak The National Gallery, London Flemish
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Lucas van Leyden, Dance of the Magdalen, 1519
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Lucas van Leyden, St. James the Younger, 1510
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Lucas van Leyden, The Virtues: Fortitude, 1530
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Lucas van Leyden, Two Couples in the Forest, 1509
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David Lucas, A Summerland, 19th century
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David Lucas, Spring, 19th century
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David Lucas, A Mill, 19th century
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David Lucas, John Constable, 1843
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David Lucas, Stonehenge, 19th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (5)
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San Francisco Art Institute: Connie Samaras: 2002 Adaline Kent Award Exhibition, Angelic States - Event Sequence

ASU Art Museum: The Eye of the Collector: Works from the Lipman Collection of American Art
The exhibition will include works by Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, David Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Lucas Samaras, Robert Morris and will...
University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach: The UAM Diaries: 1973-2004 The Glenn Years
In addition, a number of exhibits that the UAM has traveled to museums throughout America, including The Great American Pop Art Store: Multiples of the Sixties; Time Dust, James Rosenquist; The Complete Graphics 1962-1992; Frederick Sommer at Seve...
Whitney Museum of American Art: Visions from America: Photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art, 1940-2000
Curator Sylvia Wolf's selection focuses on artists who live and work in this country. Portraits, landscapes, street photographs, and genre subjects will be featured, including works by Vito Acconci, Diane Arbus, Matthew Barney, Dawoud Bey, Nancy B...
Worcester Art Museum: Chuck Close
Organized by Susan Stoops, curator of Contemporary Art at the Worcester Art Museum, Chuck Close features four major canvases from the past decade, including imag...

Further Artwork and Information:

Lucas Samaras (Getty Museum)
Lucas Samaras Online
HighBeam Research: eLibrary Search: Results
Lucas Samaras Interview, by Tarek Fahmy
ARTseenSOHO - Lucas Samaras at Pace Wildenstein
Lucas Samaras - Artist Painting Prices, Art Appraisal, Artist Paintings [AskART.com]
Lucas Samaras
Lucas Samaras (1717 - 1776) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Whitney Museum of American Art | American Voices
Photo-Transformation (Getty Museum)

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