An archive of photos, letter and price lists of the Idaho artist George Carlson.
Harrison, ID: 2000. Two folders with about 75 8.5 x 11 inch giclee photos of the works and 4pp. ALS with detailed descriptions and prices. Provenance: Montgomery Gallery, San Francisco.....
Renowned American artist George Carlson was born in Elmhurst, Illinois on July 3, 1940. His skill and vision brought him success early in his career. In 1974 he submitted the sculpture Eagle Catcher to the National Academy of Western Art and won a gold medal. The next year, he won the “Prix de West” award for Courtship Flight, being the youngest winner of that award in its history. Five gold and three silver medals have followed from the National Academy as well as membership in that prestigious organization. Carlson earned the honor of membership in the National Sculpture Society in 1981 and was elected a fellow in 1989.
Part of this success is due to his personal attachment to his work. He shepards his work beyond creation, being intricately involved with the casting of the bronze and even performs the final detail work himself. Carlson studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Arizona. He has held solo exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum of Natural History, Indianapolis Museum of Fine Art, the Autry Museum of Western Heritage and the Southwest Museum. His work is included in major public and private collections in the country, and two retrospectives are currently being planned. The first will open in June 2005 at the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, and in 2007 the Denver Art Museum will showcase Carlson’s work as the premier exhibition for the new wing designed by Daniel Libeskind, architect of the new World Trade Center.
Internationally, his work has been featured at the Hakone Open Air Museum in Tokyo; Amerika Haus in Berlin; Central House of Artists in Moscow; Kyoto World Exposition of Historic Cities in Japan; and the Peking Exhibit in Beijing, China. Among his monumental outdoor sculptures are The Greeting, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis; Paul Robeson, Central Sate University, Wilberforce, Ohio; I’m the Drum, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center;Of One Heart, Outdoor Museum of Art, Englewood, Colorado; Early Day Miner, Washington Park, Denver; and Hopi Girls, New Mexico Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe. Item #16-4450
Price: $500.00