Anita Huffington
Anita Huffington (born December 25, 1934 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American sculptor .
Life
Anita Huffington came to New York City in 1954 to study dance and modern dance under Martha Graham . She shared an apartment with Franz Kline and Mary Frank , wife of Robert Frank , one of the leading exponents of abstract expressionism . Huffington later studied at the University of North Carolina , Bennington College and the University of South Florida , and received a BA and an MFA from the City College of New York .
In the mid-1970s, she toured the United States with her husband, Hank Sutter. They bought a log cabin in the Arkansas woods near Fayetteville . There she set up a studio and devoted herself entirely to sculpture.
Awards and grants
- 1992 Arkansas Arts Council scholarship
- 1996 La Napoule Art Foundation Residency , France
- 1997 Jimmy Ernst Award
- 1997 The American Academy of Arts and Letters , New York
- 2005 Governor's Arts Awards , Individual Artist Award
literature
- Anita Huffington: Anita Huffington, Sculpture. Ruder Finn Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-932646-35-1 .
Web links
Commons : Anita Huffington - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huffington, Anita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anita Sutter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |