Sculptures

Sculptures

Walking through The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread grounds, you’ll see several sculptures donated by members of the Johnson family. Sculpture artists with work on the grounds include:

• David Aronson, a Boston painting prodigy, focused on Judaeo-Christian themes from both Testaments.
  (1923 - )
• Bruce Beasley, a sculptor from the San Francisco Bay area, uses bronze castings and found objects, particularly machine parts.
  (1939 - )
• Doris Caesar, a sculptor who worked in bronze, focused almost exclusively on elongated, small-headed female figures.
  (1893 – 1971)
• Robert Cook, an American sculptor who uses abstract, skeletal forms to evoke gesture and emotion.
  (1921 - )
• Jose De Creeft, one of the most respected stone carvers of this century, is known by his trademark of leaving part of the stone untouched, contrasting with the highly polished carved areas.
  (1884 – 1982)
• Emilio Greco, an Italian sculptor, is best associated with his sculptures of female bathers – nude except for a tightly binding bikini bottom.
  (1913 – 1995)
• Nathan Cabot Hale, the master of the welding bronze technique, abandoned his early abstract approach to focus on natural forms, particularly human and animal figures.
  (1925 - )
• Milton Hebald, who won critical acclaim while still in his teens, is known for his figurative work.
  (1917 - )
• Berto Lardera, a minimalist, used sheet iron and stainless steel welded together to create a flat, metal sketch reflecting the sky and stars.
  (1911 – 1989)
• William Dickey King, a sculptor who uses humor to probe the range of human frailties, creates works in all different sizes and media.
  (1925 - )
• Carl Milles, an internationally recognized Swedish-born sculptor, gravitated to classicism in his later works while a sculptor-in-residence at Cranbook Academy of Art in Michigan.
  (1875 – 1955)
• Abbott Pattison, who began exploring cubism early in his career, creates bronzes that are seldom polished and often appear hand-wrought.
  (1916 – 1999)
• Paolo Soleri, a noted architect, began designing wind bells in order to raise capital for his architectural pursuits.
  (1919 - )
• Peter Voulkos, a prodigy of wheel-thrown ceramics while still in elementary school, explored abstract expressionism in clay before switching to bronze.
  (1924 – 2002)
• G. Alan Wright, a sculptor in the Puget Sound area of Washington, focuses mainly on animals and birds.
  (1927 - )
• Jack Zajac, a painter-turned-sculptor, gained international attention with a series of life-sized sacrificial lambs and goats trussed to stakes, symbolizing the eternal suffering of the meek.
  (1929 - )