Lorrie Goulet Explained

Lorrain Helen Goulet (August 17, 1925 – December 17, 2021) was an American sculptor and painter, known primarily for her direct carving of stone and wood, and for works which often celebrate women, families and cultures.

Goulet's works include philosophical and educational writings and books, and poetry. Goulet was educated at Black Mountain College from 1943 to 1944[1] and taught at the Art Students League of New York.[2] She continues to create art, publish her writings, and teach in her studio in Chelsea, New York.

Life and career

Lorrain Helen Goulet was born on August 17, 1925.[3] [4] Her arts studies began when at age seven she met Aimee Voorhees at the Inwood Pottery Studio in 1932 and continued working with Voorhees for four formative years.[5] Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Los Angeles, California, where she continued her education. In 1940 she became an apprentice to Jean Rose, a ceramicist in Southern California.

In the autumn of 1943, Goulet entered Black Mountain College, North Carolina, where she studied painting and drawing with Josef Albers and weaving with Anni Albers. In the summer of 1944, she met Jose de Creeft, a visiting sculptor and instructor, and in November 1944, Goulet and de Creeft were married. Two years later, they acquired a farm in Hoosick Falls, New York, where they worked part of each year until 1968, and gave birth to artist Donna Maria de Creeft.

Goulet's first solo exhibition was in New York, in 1948. Her work has been represented in group shows since 1948, among them, a number of Annual Exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, and in the fine arts pavilion of the New York World's Fair of 1964/1965. Kennedy Galleries in New York began presenting her work in 1971, with regular solo exhibitions through to 1986. In 1998, she had a solo exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C. entitled Fifty Years of Making Sculpture.[6] Her work continues to be presented by David Findlay Jr. Gallery, in solo and group exhibitions, and the Harmon Meek Gallery in Naples, Florida.

Goulet's first position as a teacher of sculpture was with the Museum of Modern Art's Peoples Center, New York, in 1957, and she also began teaching privately in that year. From 1961 to 1975 she was on the faculty of The New School, New York, and began teaching at the Art Students League of New York starting in 1981 until 2004. CBS Television aired twenty-three program segments featuring Goulet's teaching, with demonstrations for children for a program called "Around the Corner" sponsored by the New York City Board of Education. These programs were aired between 1964 and 1968.[7]

Goulet died at home on December 17, 2021, at the age of 96.[8] [9]

Exhibitions

Her works have been presented in museums, institutions and galleries including The Whitney Museum of American Art, Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, The Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Academy of Design, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Corcoran Gallery, the Museo Nacional Centro De Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, David Findlay Jr. Fine Art in NYC, The Kennedy Galleries in NYC, The Harmon Meek Gallery in Naples and Florida, Asheville Art Museum, and Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center.

Selected solo exhibitions

Public collections

Commissions

Selected articles and publications

Television and radio

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collections | National Academy Museum . nationalacademy.org . 7 February 2015 . 2015.
  2. Book: North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary . Routledge . Heller Jules and Heller Nancy G . 1997 . 220 . 978-0815325840.
  3. Web site: Sold at Auction: Lorrain Helen Goulet (1925) . Invaluable . 22 October 2023.
  4. Web site: A Life's Work: The Sculpture of Lorrie Goulet . asllinea.org . 2015 . 7 February 2015.
  5. Web site: The Inwood Pottery Studio: An Oral History with Lorrie Goulet . myinwood.net . 2015 . 7 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Lorrie Goulet: fifty years of making sculpture | Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution . collections.si.edu . 2015 . 7 February 2015.
  7. Lorrie Goulet papers, 1931-2009. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
  8. Passages: In Memoriam . Passages . 2 December 2022 . 71 . 4 . 22 October 2023.
  9. Web site: Lorrie Goulet (1925—2021) dedicated herself to direct carving in a time when women were not encouraged to pursue sculpture. “The potency of my work,” she said, “came from a climate not conducive to my success.” And she succeeded.⁠ . The Art Students League of New York on Instagram . 22 October 2023.

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