Mel Edwards
African-American artist (born 1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melvin "Mel" Edwards (born May 4, 1937)[1][2] is an American artist, teacher, and abstract steel-metal sculptor. Additionally he has worked in drawing and printmaking. His artwork has political content often referencing African-American history, as well as the exploration of themes within slavery.[1][3] Visually his works are characterized by the use of straight-edged triangular and rectilinear forms in metal. He lives between Upstate New York and in Plainfield, New Jersey.[4]
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Born | Melvin Eugene Edwards, Jr. (1937-05-04) May 4, 1937 (age 87) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Known for | Sculpture |
Spouse(s) | Karen Hamre, (m. 1960–1969, divorce), Jayne Cortez, (m. 1976–2012, her death) |
Website | Official website |
He has had more than a dozen one-person show exhibits and been in over four dozen group shows. Edwards has had solo exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey.