Win Knowlton Explained

Win Knowlton
Birth Date:1953
Birth Place:Boston, MA
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Parsons School of Design
Known For:sculpture
Style:post-minimalism
Father:Winthrop Knowlton
Mother:Grace Knowlton
Awards:Guggenheim fellowship

Win Knowlton (born 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sculptor.[1]

Early life and education

Knowlton is the son of the sculptor Grace Knowlton and Winthrop Knowlton, an investment banker.[2] He received a BFA from the Parson's School of Design in New York City in 1978.

Exhibitions

Knowlton has exhibited his work widely in the United States and abroad.[3] In 1986, he was commissioned to produce an installation for the inaugural installment of the Museum of Modern Art's Project Room series.[4] [5] In 2002, Knowlton had a show at MoMA/PS1, titled Birds, Blocks, Bamboo.[6]

Collections

Knowlton's work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[7] the Whitney Museum of American Art,[8] [9] the Brooklyn Museum,[10] the National Gallery of Art,[11] the Museum of Modern Art,[12] among others.

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Win Knowlton CV . 4 September 2021.
  2. News: Seelye . Katherine Q. . Grace Knowlton, Sculptor Who Worked 'in the Round,' Dies at 88 . 19 December 2020 . 4 September 2021 . The New York Times.
  3. Web site: Win Knowlton biography . ArtNet . 4 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Projects 1: Win Knowlton . Museum of Modern Art . 4 September 2021.
  5. Yau . John . Win Knowlton, Museum of Modern Art . Artforum . Summer 1986 . 4 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Special Projects (Summer 2002): Win Knowlton: Birds Blocks Bamboo . MoMA/PS1 . 4 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Win Knowlton . Museum of Fine Arts Houston . 4 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Win Knowlton Nubian Night 1990 . The Whitney Museum of American Art . 4 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Win Knowlton Smoking Pipe I 1989 . The Whitney Museum of American Art . 4 September 2021.
  10. Web site: (Untitled) Win Knowlton . The Brooklyn Museum . 4 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Win Knowlton, Untitled (stack) . National Gallery of Art . 4 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Win Knowlton Plowman 1984 . Museum of Modern Art . 4 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Win Knowlton - Fellow awarded 1991 . 4 September 2021.

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