Ibram Lassaw

(American, 1913–2003)

ourania by ibram lassaw

Ibram Lassaw

Ourania, 1980

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Ibram Lassaw

Untitled, 1966

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Biography

Timeline

1913
Born: Alexandria, Egypt
1921
Immigrated to USA
1926
Studied sculpture with Dorothea Denslow at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn, NY
1930 - 1931
Studied classical sculpture at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design, New York, NY
1936
Co-founder of the American Abstract Artists
1946 - 1949
President of the American Abstract Artists
1949
Charter member of "The Club", New York, NY
1951 - 1965
Represented by The Kootz Gallery, New York, NY
2003
Died: East Hampton, NY

Exhibitions

2002
"Ibram Lassaw, Deep Space and Beyond," Radford University Art Museum, Radford Virginia and Leepa-Rattner Museum, Tarpon Springs, Florida (solo)
2001
"Meaning, Medium, and Method: American Sculpture 1940-1960. Selections from The Whitney Museum of American Art at The New York State Museum, NY (group)
"Abstraction: 6 Perspectives," Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
"Abstraction 60 years/60 Artists," Bujese Gallery, Long Island, NY
2000
"Art for Art's Sake- Credo of the 50's," Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
"American Abstract Artist 1930-2000," Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island, New York
"Projection Paintings," Radford University, Radford, VA
1999
"American Century of Art and Culture, 1900-2000, Part 1," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1998
Harmon Meek Gallery, Naples, FL (solo)
1996
American Abstract Artists 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
Harmon Meek Gallery, Naples, FL
"Pioneers of Abstract Art, American Abstract Artsits,1936-96," S.Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College, New York, NY
1993
Chicago International Art Expo, Chicago, IL
1992
"Exploration of Space, Sculpture by Ibram Lassaw," Century Club, New York, NY
1990
"American Abstraction 1930-45," The Frost Collection National Museum of American Art, Miami, FL
1988
"The Impact of Surrealism in American Art, Convulsive Reality," Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY