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Martin Puryear

African American artist · United States · On the map · Artists · Born 1941 · age 85

Martin L. Puryear is an American artist known for his devotion to traditional craft. Working in a variety of media, but primarily wood, his reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials.

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Awards

MacArthur Fellows Program1989
Rome Prize
National Medal of Arts
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1941 · age 85