Richard Hunt (sculptor)
American artist and sculptor (1935–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Howard Hunt (September 12, 1935 – December 16, 2023) was an American sculptor.[2] In the second half of the 20th century, he became "the foremost African-American abstract sculptor and artist of public sculpture."[3] Hunt, the descendant of enslaved people brought from West Africa through the Port of Savannah, studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1950s. While there he received multiple prizes for his work. In 1971, he was the first African-American sculptor to have a retrospective at Museum of Modern Art. Hunt has created over 160 public sculpture commissions, more than any other sculptor[4] in prominent locations in 24 states across the United States.
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Born | Richard Howard Hunt (1935-09-12)September 12, 1935 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | December 16, 2023(2023-12-16) (aged 88) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Englewood High School |
Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Years active | 1953–2023 |
Known for | Sculpture, drawing, printmaking |
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Website | richardhuntsculptor |
With a career spanning seven decades, Hunt held over 150 solo exhibitions and is represented in more than 100 public museums across the world. His notable abstract, modern and contemporary sculpture work appeared in exhibitions and public displays as early as the 1950s. In 2022, Barack Obama stated that "Richard Hunt is one of the greatest artists Chicago has ever produced."[5][6]