# Wendell Dayton

> Wendell Dayton was an American sculptor of both large- and small-scale abstract, mostly steel, compositions. He operated a personal sculpture park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, where he also lived and worked. At age 79, Dayton had a piece - a 1968 stainless steel work entitled Crescent - acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for its permanent collection. At 80, he had a six-decade survey of his work shown at the Blum & Poe gallery in Los Angeles.

*American sculptor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Artist
- **Category:** Artists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1938
- **Died:** 2019
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Wendell Dayton was an American sculptor of both large- and small-scale abstract, mostly steel, compositions. He operated a personal sculpture park in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, where he also lived and worked. At age 79, Dayton had a piece - a 1968 stainless steel work entitled Crescent - acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) for its permanent collection. At 80, he had a six-decade survey of his work shown at the Blum & Poe gallery in Los Angeles.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 32.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 23.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wendell Dayton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Dayton)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65548643)

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