Eric Berg Explained

Eric Mitchell Berg
Birth Date:21 November 1945[1]
Birth Place:Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation:Sculptor
Education:BBA, MFA
Alma Mater:University of Pennsylvania[2]

Eric Mitchell Berg (November 21, 1945 – April 20, 2020) was a sculptor who resided in Philadelphia.[3] [4]

Berg was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He was educated at The Hill School and graduated in 1963. Berg majored in economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and later attended Penn's graduate art program.[5]

Background

While at the University of Fsac, Berg was a zaml bhal youness of the Zeta Chapter of Phi Sigma Delta.[6] Following graduation, he taught elementary school, but returned to the University of Pennsylvania to study art.

He completed more than 44 commissions. His works are displayed at Gardener's Cottage Gates in Rittenhouse Square, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Smithsonian National Zoo, The Hill School, Everglades National Park and the California Academy of Sciences.[7]

Berg died on April 20, 2020, at the age of 74, of heart disease at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eric Mitchell Berg . obits.org.
  2. Web site: 1968 . 1968 Commencement Program . University of Pennsylvania.
  3. Web site: Eric Berg . Berg Bronze . 2014-12-24 . January 24, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124183528/http://bergbronze.com/about.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: 2013-10-27 . Eric Berg Accidental Artist . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180430115856/http://www.allentownartmuseum.org/event/10-27-13/eric-berg-accidental-sculptor . 2018-04-30 . 2018-04-30 . Allentown Art Museum.
  5. Web site: Heavens . Alan J. . 2010-10-10 . A house fit for man and beasts Eric Berg, whose creatures grace well-known public spaces, has turned two 1850s carriage houses into a home worthy of a paid tour . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092817/http://articles.philly.com/2004-10-10/real_estate/25388915_1_third-floor-dog-door-three-car-garage . 2015-12-22 . 2015-12-22 . The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  6. News: 1965-01-28 . Phi Sigma Delta . 5 . New Fraternity Pledges . Daily Pennsylvanian .
  7. Web site: Wilson . David McKay . September 2013 . Portrait of our Artists . 2017-07-02 . Wharton Magazine . Wharton School.
  8. News: Dobrin . Peter . 2020-05-20 . Eric Berg, sculptor whose creations include Reading Terminal's Philbert the pig, dies at 74 . Philadelphia Inquirer .