Win Knowlton

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Win Knowlton
Born1953
Boston, MA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materParsons School of Design
Known forsculpture
Stylepost-minimalism
Parents
AwardsGuggenheim fellowship
Website winknowlton.com

Win Knowlton (born 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sculptor. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Knowlton is the son of the sculptor Grace Knowlton and Winthrop Knowlton, an investment banker. [3] He received a BFA from the Parson's School of Design in New York City in 1978. [2]

Exhibitions

Knowlton has exhibited his work widely in the United States and abroad. [4] In 1986, he was commissioned to produce an installation for the inaugural installment of the Museum of Modern Art's Project Room series. [5] [6] In 2002, Knowlton had a show at MoMA/PS1, titled Birds, Blocks, Bamboo. [7]

Collections

Knowlton's work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, [8] the Whitney Museum of American Art, [9] [10] the Brooklyn Museum, [1] the National Gallery of Art, [11] the Museum of Modern Art, [12] among others.

Awards and honors

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