Edward Higgins
George Edward Higgins (born November 13, 1930 in Gaffney , California , † March 4, 2006 ) was an American sculptor . He was considered an important representative of abstract sculpture.
life and work
Edward George Higgins received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina in 1954 . He specialized in abstract sculptures made of welded steel.
Higgins had his first solo exhibition in 1960 at the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York City , where more were to follow in 1963 and 1966. Another important solo exhibition of his work took place in 1964 at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts . Other important exhibitions of his sculptures were in 1963 at the Museum of Modern Art and later at the Guggenheim Museum , in 1966 at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Dallas Museum of Art . He also took part in the exhibitions at the New York World's Fair 1964-1965.
In 1968 five of his welded steel sculptures were shown at the 4th documenta in Kassel . Edward George Higgins has taught sculpture at Parsons The New School for Design , and has taught at Philadelphia Music School , Cornell University , the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Kentucky .
He lived and worked in Easton , Pennsylvania
Literature and Sources
- Exhibition catalog for the IV. Documenta: IV. Documenta. International exhibition ; Catalog: Volume 1: (Painting and Sculpture); Volume 2: (Graphics / Objects); Kassel 1968
- Kimpel, Harald / Stengel, Karin: documenta IV 1968 International Exhibition - A Photographic Reconstruction (series of publications from the documenta archive); Bremen 2007, ISBN 978-3-86108-524-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Edward Higgins prabook.com, accessed May 13, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Higgins, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Higgins, Edward George (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaffney , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2006 |