Joan_Danziger

Joan Danziger

Joan Danziger

American sculptor

Joan Danziger (born 1934 New York City)[1] is an American sculptor. She is known for her large sculptures of beetles and hybrid human-animals.

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Life

Danziger grew up in Queens.[2] She graduated from Cornell University with a B.F.A., and studied at the Art Students League, and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in Rome.[3]

Her work has been shown at the Morris Museum, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey State Museum. Her work is in: the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[4] the National Museum of Women in the Arts Reading Public Museum, Reading PA, Childrens Museum of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, Susquehanna Art Museum.[3] She is known for her large sculptures of beetles[5][6] and hybrid human-animal forms.[7]

She resides and works in Washington, D.C.[6]

Her image is included in the iconic 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.[8]

Reviews

  • Elaine A. King (July–August 2009). "The Emblematic World of Joan Danziger". Sculpture Magazine.

References

  1. [1]
    "Joan Danziger". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Now in my garden there's this magical band. « Studio Neptune". January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Sculptors on View". Grounds For Sculpture. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Two Rhinoceri by Joan Danziger / American Art". Americanart.si.edu. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Beetle Mania: The Art of Joan Danziger". Reading Public Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Gambino, Megan. "Beetles Invasion: One Artist's Take on the Insect". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "Joan Danziger - Biography". AskArt. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Some Living American Women Artists/Last Supper". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
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