Gar Waterman Explained

Gar Waterman
Nationality:American
Field:Sculpture

Gar Waterman is a sculptor based in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] [2] [3] [4] He is notable for large public arts projects for public places and creations which mimic sealife.[5] [6] [7]

He works primarily in marble and stone stone, but also bronze, wood, and sometimes glass.[8]

His work "Feral Seed" was purchased by the Hood Museum of Dartmouth.[9]

In 2023 he was artist in residence at the Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center for six weeks.[10]

Personal life

He married his agent and arts organizer Thea Buxbaum in 1997.[11] [12] [13] Waterman grew up in New Jersey and Maine and lived in Tahiti while his father was filming underwater wrecks.[14] He is the youngest son of oceanographic filmmaker Stan Waterman and grew up "exploring the ocean depths".[15] He graduated from Phillips Academy in 1974 and from Dartmouth in 1978.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Mary E. O’Leary . Last New Haven hardware store closing up shop . New Haven Register . April 29, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . September 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120910171916/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/04/29/news/new_haven/doc4bd8f9b661725235986130.txt . dead .
  2. News: David Sepulveda . Open Studios Meets Westville Renaissance . New Haven Independent . October 15, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . November 3, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103022230/http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/city-wide_open_studios_the_westville_renaissance/id_30327 . dead .
  3. News: Allan Appel . Thrown for a Curve . New Haven Independent . December 26, 2008 . October 19, 2010 . March 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120304094435/http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/thrown_for_a_curve/ . live .
  4. News: TRACIE ROZHON . For $1, the Best Little Warehouse in New Haven . The New York Times . April 27, 1997 . October 19, 2010 . May 27, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150527065444/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/27/realestate/for-1-the-best-little-warehouse-in-new-haven.html . live .
  5. News: Mary E. O’Leary . Stored away for decades, artifacts from New Haven Arena coming back . New Haven Register . July 11, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . September 10, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120910172028/http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/07/11/news/doc4c392b0a0f581383306064.txt . dead .
  6. News: Margaret Reuland . A hidden secret in subdued Westville . Yale Daily News . September 13, 2002 . October 19, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921233449/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2002/sep/13/a-hidden-secret-in-subdued-westville/ . September 21, 2012 .
  7. News: Gone Dishin' At The Grad Club . New Haven Independent . October 30, 2008 . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080918035854/http://www.newhavenindependent.org/archives/gone_dishin/ . dead . September 18, 2008 . October 19, 2010.
  8. Web site: Bio . Gar Waterman website . October 19, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . March 14, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314022604/http://www.garwaterman.com/bio/ . live .
  9. Web site: Recent Acquisitions: Gar Waterman Feral Seed . Hood Museum of Art . January 15, 2015 . Dartmouth University . 17 August 2024.
  10. Web site: "Talk Story" with 2023 Artist in Residence Gar Waterman . Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center . January 19, 2023 . 17 August 2024 . August 17, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817044329/https://www.huinoeau.com/art-events/2023/1/talk-story-with-2023-artist-in-residence-gar-waterman . live .
  11. News: Leonard J. Honeyman . Whalley Redo, Part II . New Haven Independent . April 9, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . November 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101126091650/http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/whalley_avenue_of_their_dreams/ . live .
  12. News: Leonard J. Honeyman . Restored Home Eyed For B&B . New Haven Independent . March 8, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . November 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101126010201/http://newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/bza_to_rule_whether_bed_and_breakfast_is_inn_or_out/ . live .
  13. News: Thea Buxbaum, Gar Waterman . The New York Times . June 29, 1997 . October 19, 2010 . August 19, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819014615/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/29/style/thea-buxbaum-gar-waterman.html . live .
  14. News: Macmillan . Thomas . The Hands Of Gar Waterman . 17 August 2024 . New Haven Independent . December 8, 2011.
  15. News: Rob Barrel . Gar Waterman's Nudibranch sculptures . NAI'A Fiji . ...Gar Waterman, Stan's youngest child. . March 10, 2010 . October 19, 2010 . July 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100726212850/http://www.naia.com.fj/post.php?stone-nudis-18 . dead .