Harold Paris Explained

Harold Paris
Birth Date:August 16, 1925
Birth Place:Edgemere, Long Island, New York, U.S.
Death Place:El Cerrito, California, U.S.
Education:Academy of Fine Arts, Munich,
Atelier 17
Field:Printmaking, sculpture
Movement:Abstract Expressionism
Spouse:Deborah Little Paris[1]

Harold Persico Paris (1925–1979) was an American printmaker, sculptor and educator. He taught art classes at the University of California, Berkeley from 1963 until 1979.

Early life and education

Paris was born on August 16, 1925, in Edgemere, Long Island, New York.[2] In World War II he served as a correspondent for the American military newspaper Stars and Stripes and during that time he witnessed the death camps at Buchenwald concentration camp which had a profound effect on him and his art.[3] Paris studied printmaking at Atelier 17 in New York City and sculptural casting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (German: Akademie der Bildenden Künste) in Munich.[4] In 1953 and 1954 he received a Guggenheim Fellowship.[5] He was also the recipient of a Fulbright Grant and a Tiffany Foundation grant.

Career and late life

In the early 1960s Paris settled in California.[3] In 1963 he became a professor at University of California, Berkeley. He taught printmaking and sculpture[6] and co-founded the bronze foundry there.[3] One of Paris' students was Shirin Neshat.[7] Paris was also an involved with the Peter Voulkos' pot palace ceramic studio.[8]

Paris exhibited extensively while in California. In 1972 a major exhibition of his work The California Years was held at the University Art Museum in Berkeley.[6]

Paris died in El Cerrito, California, on July 1, 1979.[3]

Collections

Paris' work is included in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago,[9] the Museum of Modern Art,[10] the National Gallery of Art,[11] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[12] and the Whitney Museum of American Art.[13] His papers are in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harold Paris papers, 1946-1982 . Archives of American Art . Smithsonian Institution . 29 April 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: 2018-09-21. Harold Persico Paris. 2022-02-02. FAMSF Search the Collections. en.
  3. Web site: Harold Persico Paris Biography . Annex Galleries Fine Prints . 29 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Harold Paris . AskArt . 29 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Harold Paris . John Simon Guggenheim Foundation . 29 April 2020.
  6. Web site: University of California: In Memoriam, 1980 . Calisphere . The University of California . 29 April 2020.
  7. Web site: Cohen. Alina. 2019-03-01. Shirin Neshat on Her Path from Art School Outcast to Contemporary Art Icon. 2022-02-02. Artsy. en.
  8. Web site: Hal Fischer on Harold Paris . Artforum . 29 April 2020.
  9. Web site: Harold Paris . The Art Institute of Chicago . 29 April 2020 . en.
  10. Web site: Harold Paris . The Museum of Modern Art . 29 April 2020 . en.
  11. Web site: Harold Persico Paris . National Gallery of Art . 29 April 2020.
  12. Web site: Harold Paris, Patois II, 1963 . San Francisco Museum of Modern Art . 29 April 2020.
  13. Web site: Harold Paris . Whitney Museum of American Art . 29 April 2020 . en.