Harry Geffert Explained

Harry Geffert
Birth Place:Live Oak County, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Crowley, Texas, U.S.
Alma Mater:Texas State University
New Mexico Highlands University
Occupation:Sculptor

Harry Geffert (1934 – November 10, 2017) was an American bronze sculptor.

Life

Geffert was born in 1934, in Live Oak County, Texas.[1] He graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Southwest Texas State University (later known as Texas State University), and he earned a master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University.[2]

Geffert was a professor of Sculpture at Texas Christian University for nearly three decades.[2] In the 1980s, he opened a studio in Crowley, Texas, where he made bronze sculptures.[3] [4] He exhibited his sculptures at the Dallas Museum of Art in 1990-1991.[5]

Geffert died on November 10, 2017, in Crowley, Texas.[2] His artwork can be seen at the Dallas Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the El Paso Museum of Art.[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: De Lima Greene . Alison . Texas: 150 works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston . 2000 . Abrams . New York . 9780890900956 . 886241565 . 233.
  2. News: Harry Geffert . June 18, 2019 . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . November 19, 2017. Legacy.com.
  3. Web site: A Visual Epilogue: Linda Ridgway & Harry Geffert . The Grace Museum . June 19, 2019.
  4. Book: Carlozzi . Annette DiMeo . Baum . Kelly . Blanton Museum Of Art: American Art Since 1900 . 2006 . Blanton Museum of Art . Austin, Texas . 9780977145317 . 890494995 . 122.
  5. Web site: Concentrations 25: Harry Geffert . Dallas Museum of Art . June 19, 2019.