Sahl Swarz

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Sahl Swarz
Born(1912-05-04)May 4, 1912
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 2004(2004-10-24) (aged 92)
Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy
Education SculptureCenter
Occupation(s)sculptor, arts educator
SpouseNaoco Kumasaka (m. 1978–2004)

Sahl Swarz (May 4, 1912 – October 24, 2004) [1] was an American sculptor and arts educator.

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Biography

Bidwell statue in Buffalo (1952) Statue of General Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Buffalo, New York.jpg
Bidwell statue in Buffalo (1952)

Sahl Swarz was born on May 4, 1912, in New York City to Jewish emigrants to the United States from the Austrian part of the partitioned Poland. [1] [2]

He studied under the instruction of Dorothea Henrietta Denslow  [ Wikidata ] of The Clay Club (which has become the SculptureCenter), of which Swarz was assistant director during 1936–1948, [1] where he also headed the welded sculpture department for years. [3] One of his students was sculptor Barbara Lekberg. [4]

He taught sculpture at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University. [2] Swarz was an Arts and Letters Awards in art winner (1955), [5] and twice Guggenheim Fellowship recipient (1955, 1958). [6]

In 1978, he married sculptor Naoco Kumasaka  [ Wikidata ], and they moved to live in Japan and later in Verona in province of Lucca, Italy. [7] In 1998, he moved to Pietrasanta, in province of Lucca, Italy. [2]

Swarz died on October 24, 2004, in Pietrasanta, Italy. [8]

Works and books

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