Dean Carter Madonna and Child Bronze Sculpture

Description: Very RARE Dean Carter (1922-2013) Madonna & Child Bronze Sculpture SIGNED Measurements: 11.25" tall x 5.5" wide x 2 3/8" depth Condition: Excellent condition. Article about the Artist in the 'Virginia Tech News'"Dean Carter helped establish the art department at Virginia Tech in 1950 and served as its head for 10 years. He taught sculpture, drawing, and art history from 1950 to 1992. Carter's work has been exhibited at the Carnegie Institute for Peace in New York City, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the John Herron Museum in Indianapolis, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the North Carolina Museum of Fine Arts, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the Sculpture Center in New York City. Carter is represented in the collections of the Taubman Museum of Art, the Cranbrook Museum of Art, and the Huntington Museum. His work is also in the collections of Virginia Tech, Hollins University, Indiana University, Mary Baldwin College, and Radford University. There are also numerous examples of Carter's work on the Virginia Tech campus, including his “Madonna and Child” sculpture in Wallace Hall, Stuart Cassell's portrait head in Cassell coliseum, and a portrait of Edward Lane is in Lane Stadium. A portrait bust of Clinton Cowgill, department head of architecture from1928 to 1956, is also part of the university’s collection, and will be on display as part of the exhibition in the Armory. Carter was born in Henderson, N.C., in 1922. He studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., and after service in World War II, received a bachelor's degree from American University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Indiana University. Professor emeritus and celebrated artist Dean Carter died at home in Blacksburg, Va., on May 2, 2013 with his wife of 62 years, Rosina McDonnell Carter, at his side." - Virginia Tech News Deseret News Article"Dean Carter Dean Carter took his sketchbook everywhere — including to war.Carter had known he wanted to be an artist since second grade in Henderson, N.C., where he created clay sculptures in school.He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II in India and China as part of a small radar unit, spending much of his time on a Chinese mountaintop so remote that supplies were delivered by parachute. He returned home with charcoal sketches and lush watercolors of pagodas, landscapes and people.Unlike many of his peers, Carter already had a post-war career plan. Art, especially sculpture, was his destiny. His three years in uniform were just a detour."He never talked about his military experience," says Ray Kass, professor emeritus of studio art at Virginia Tech University, where Carter helped establish the art department. But, Kass says, those years at war had an undeniable influence. "He was very optimistic, always forward-looking," he says. "That's inherent in the spirit of his work, in the spirit of his generation."After the war, Carter took advantage of the GI Bill to finish his bachelor's degree at American University and receive a master of fine arts from Indiana University. He then headed to Paris to study sculpture. Crossing the Atlantic by ship, he met Rosina McDonnell. They danced, fell in love, and returned together. Their marriage, which produced five children, lasted 62 years.Over nearly six decades, Carter created hundreds of sculptures in wood, marble, alabaster and bronze. Energetic and disciplined, he worked six days a week in his studio when he wasn't teaching. His creations, including many Madonna and Child sculptures and stylized fish and birds, were exhibited across the nation."- Deseret News

Price: 1200 USD

Location: Bremen, Georgia

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