Abbott Pattison

Abbott Lawrence Pattison (May 15, 1916 – April 16, 1999) was an American sculptor and abstract artist.

Abbott Pattison
In studio, carving Wingless Victory in Chicago, Illinois
Born (1916-05-15)May 15, 1916
Chicago, Illinois
Died April 16, 1999(1999-04-16) (aged 82)
Nationality American
Alma mater School of Fine Arts at Yale University
Occupation Sculptor


Life

He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the School of Fine Arts at Yale University, graduating with a BA and BFA. He served in the US Navy in World War II. After the war he taught at the Art Institute of Chicago.

His papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[1]

The sculptor working on THE HARVESTING, in The Marinelli Foundry, Firenze, Italy, 1990
The sculptor welding a steel figure for the Steel Service Center Institute, Cleveland, Ohio
Abbott Pattison working on CARIBBEAN in its clay state before being cast in bronze.
The sculptor carving FAMILY GROUP Lincolnville, Maine, 1958.


Education and Experience [2]

  • Graduate of Yale College, 1937 B.A.
  • Yale School of Fine Arts, 1939 B.F.A.
  • Lived and worked in China and Japan, 1940
  • US Navy, 1942-45, Served as Captain of Destroyer Escort and P.C. Sub-Chaser
  • Instructor Art Institute School, 1946-52
  • Worked in France, 1950-51
  • Visiting Sculptor, University of Georgia, 1953
  • Sculptor in Residence, Univ. of Georgia, 1954
  • Teacher of Sculpture, Skowhegan Summer Art School, 1955-56
  • Worked in Florence, Italy 1955-56 and frequently thereafter


Exhibitions [2]

  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Metropolitan Museum
  • Whitney Museum
  • Pennsylvania Academy
  • Oakland Museum
  • Univ. of Notre Dame
  • Birmingham Museum
  • San Francisco Museum
  • Cali. Palace of the Legion of Honor
  • Cincinnati Museum
  • Feingarten Galleries, Los Angeles
  • Fairweather-Hardin Gallery, Chicago
  • Wellfleet Art Gallery
  • Georgia State Museum
  • Univ. of Miami
  • Univ. of Pittsburgh
  • Bates College
  • Colby College
  • 8 One-man shows in New York City (formerly represented by Downtown Gallery)


In 1942 his sculpture, Kneeling Women, won a Frank G Logan prize of $500 at the 46th annual Chicago and Vicinity exhibition of the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]

In the early 1950s, he created various sculptures for the University of Georgia. These include Mother and Child (1953) and Iron Horse (1954). The latter sculpture was later moved to Watkinsville, Georgia.[4]


Prizes [2]

  • 1939 First Travelling Fellowship, Yale Univ.
  • 1942 Logan Prize, Art Institute of Chicago
  • 1946 Eisendrath Prize, Art Institute of Chicago
  • 1950 and 1953 Pauline Palmer Prize (sculpture), Art Institute of Chicago
  • 1951 Metropolitan Museum $1500 Award in 1st Contemporary American Sculpture Show
  • 1963 Prize International Sculpture Show, Bundy Museum, Vermont
  • 1968 Clussman Prize: Art Institute of Chicago
  • And others


Permanent Museum Collections [2]

  • Whitney Museum
  • Art Institute of Chicago
  • Israeli State Museum
  • Chrysler Museum
  • Portland Museum
  • Corcoran Museum
  • San Francisco Museum
  • California Palace of the Legion of Honor
  • Addison Gallery, American Art
  • St. Louis Museum
  • Phoenix Museum
  • St. Paul Art Center
  • La Jolla Art Center
  • Evansville, Indiana Museum
  • Davenport Museum
  • Davenport Museum of Fine Arts
  • Palm Springs Desert Museum
  • Wichita Museum
  • Flint Institute of Arts
  • Farnsworth Museum


Artworks



References

  1. ↑ http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/abbott-pattison-papers-8930
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Abbott Pattison - Biography". Harry Pattison. Retrieved 2018-10-12.
  3. ↑ "Art: Mrs. Logan Keeps Mum". Time. March 23, 1942.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Julie Phillips (27 February 1999). "The Iron Horse still standing proudly". onlineathens.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.


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