Deborah Butterfield Biography:
Deborah Butterfield is one of the world's leading
sculptures and teachers of fine arts, with a solid career and many
honors to her credit. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the
University of California at Davis, in 1972, followed by her Masters of
Fine Arts degree in 1973. In 1997, she received an Honorary Doctorate of
Fine Arts from Rocky Mountain College in Billings. This honor was
repeated in 1998 by Montana State University, Bozeman,
Montana. Butterfield's teaching career began in 1974 at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison.
In 1979, she joined the staff of Montana State
University, Bozeman, as an assistant professor and in 1984 became an
adjunct assistant professor and a graduate student consultant. Her
honors and awards are numerous and include a National Endowment for the
Arts Individual Artist Fellowship in 1977; a John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Fellowship in 1980; a National Endowment for the Arts
Individual Artist Fellowship in 1980; a Citation for Excellence Award
from the UC Davis and Cal Aggie Alumni Association in 1992; and an
American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award in 1993.
Butterfield has exhibited across the United States
and Europe. Her work is widely collected by private individuals and
museums, and she has been commissioned to create site-specific
sculptures by a number of significant museums and public sites,
including the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Metropolitan Museum of
Art; Israel Museum; San Francisco Museum of Contemporary Art; Oakland
Museum; Urban Development Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts - Copley
Square; the Walker Art Center Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, Minnesota;
the Greenwich, Connecticut, Arts Council; the Portland, Oregon,
International Airport; the Kansas City Zoo; and the Denver Art Museum. |
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1949 |
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Born in San Diego, CA |
1966 - 1968 |
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San Diego State College |
1970 - 1972 |
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University of California at Davis, B.F.A. |
1972 |
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Scholarship
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1972 |
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Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine, Purchase
Award for Sculpture and Student Jury Award for Sculpture
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1973 |
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M.F.A., University of California, Davis, CA |
1977 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship
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1980 |
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship |
1980 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship
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Selected
Exhibitions: |
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2007 |
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“Deborah Butterfield: Horses,” Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
(solo) |
2007 |
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Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA (solo) |
2006 |
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Tucson Museum of Art, AZ (solo) |
2006 |
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Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN (solo)
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2006 |
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LA Louver, Venice, CA (solo) |
2006 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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2005 |
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Norton Museum of Art, Palm Beach, Florida (solo)
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2005 |
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University Art Museum, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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2005 |
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Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL |
2005 |
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Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle |
2005 |
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Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
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2004 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA |
2004 |
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The Contemporary Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI |
2004 |
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Roberta Lieberman: A Sharp Eye: An Art Dealer’s 40 Year Journey,
Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL |
2003 |
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Expanded Horizons, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings, MT
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2003 |
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Deborah Butterfield: Recent Sculpture, Edward Thorp Gallery, NY,
NY |
2003 |
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Deborah Butterfield, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2002 |
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Sculpture, LA Louver Gallery, Venice, CA |
2002 |
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Fast Forward II, Berkeley Art Museum, University of California,
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2001 |
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The Wild West, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Ishoj, Denmark
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2001 |
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The Lenore and Burton Gold Collection of 20th Century Art,
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2000 |
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International Festival of Contemporary Sculpture Monte-Carlo,
Monaco |
2000 |
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Edward Thorpe Gallery New York, NY |
1999 |
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Zolla/Lieberman Gallery Chicago, IL |
1999 |
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"Animal", Musée Bourdelle Paris, France |
1997 |
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"Two in Montana: Deborah Butterfield and John Buck, Sculpture
and Woodblock Prints", San Jose Museum of Art San Jose, CA
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1997 |
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Greg Kucera Gallery Seattle, WA |
1996 |
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San Diego Museum of Art San Diego, CA |
1996 |
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Grant Park, Outdoor Exhibition Chicago, IL |
1994 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, CA |
1992 |
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Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
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1989 |
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Gallery Paule Anglim San Francisco, CA |
1989 |
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The Denver Art Museum Denver, Colorado |
1989 |
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The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY, "The Nature of the Beast".
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1987 |
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Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, NY. |
1987 |
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Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA "The Bay Area Collects:
A Focus on Sculpture" |
1987 |
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The Contemporary Arts Center, Cinncinati, Ohio, "Standing
Ground:Sculpture by American Women" |
1987 |
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Whitney Museum at Philip Morris Sculpture Court New York, NY
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1986 |
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"Call of the Wild", Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art
Providence, RI |
1986 |
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Contemporary Art Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
1985 |
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"The Horse in 20th Century Art", Nicola Jacobs Gallery London,
England |
1985 |
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"Iowa Collects", Des Moines Art Center Des Moines, Iowa
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1984 |
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O.K. Harris Works of Art New York, NY |
1984 |
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Matthews Hamilton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. "Naturlich".
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1983 |
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Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art Winston-Salem, NC
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1983 |
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Oakland Museum Oakland, CA |
1982 |
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Mayor Gallery London, England |
1982 |
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"100 Years of California Sculpture", The Oakland Museum Oakland,
CA |
1981 |
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Isreal Museum Jerusalem, Isreal |
1981 |
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ARCO Center for the Visual Arts Los Angeles, CA
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1980 |
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"3-D Invitational Exhibit", Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburg, PA |
1979 |
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Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY "The Decade in
Review: Selections from the 1970's" |
1978 |
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"The Presence of Nature", Whitney Museum of American Art New
York, NY |
1977 |
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"Seventy-sixth Exhibition of Chicago and Vicinity", Art
Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL |
1977 |
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Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
1976 |
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Madison Art Center, Madison, WI. |
1974 |
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University Museum, Berkeley, CA. "Two Sculptors: Deborah
Butterfield and Rudy Serra". |
1973 |
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I.C. Nelson Gallery, University of California at Davis, "M.F.A.
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1973 |
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Pan Gallery, Chico, CA. "The Great Variety of Northern
California Art". |
1972 |
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American Craft Council Gallery, New York, NY. "First Southwest
Region Exhibition". |
1972 |
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San Francisco State College, San Francisco, CA. "The Sacramento
Valley". |
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
The Atlanta Richfield Company, Los Angeles, CA
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Berkeley Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH
Clise Properties, 7th and Olive Building, Seattle
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
The Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, MO
The Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington DC
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts,
Richmond, VA
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Meijer Sculpture Gardens, Grand Rapids, MI
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
The Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SF, CA
Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan
The University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Yale University, New Haven, CT |
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Literature: |
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Tully, Judy. "Paper Chase", Portfolio, May/June 1983. p. 78-85.
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McCloud, Mac. "Exhibitions: About Sculpture and Horses",
Artweek, October 2, 1982. |
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Sozanski, Edward. "Butterfield Breaths Life into Branches and
Earth", Providence Journal-Bulletin:Weekend, February 27,1981.,
p. 4-5. |
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Meir, Ronnen. "Butterfield's Horses" The Jerusalem Post,
November 1, 1980. |
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Morrison, C.L. "Reviews: Chicago, Deborah Butterfield;
Zolla/Lieberman" Artforum, October 1979. |
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Dunham, Judith. "An Unusual Look at Nature", Artweek, November
11, 1978. |
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Spector, Buzz. Review: "Deborah Butterfield, Zolla Lieberman",
The New Art Examiner, (Chicago), November, 1977.
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Hayden, Harold. "Image and Allegory", Chicago Sun Times, July
15, 1976 |
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Albright, Thomas. "Unique Balance of Realism, Art", San
Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 1974. |
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Frankenstein, Alfred. "The Grotesque and Fantastic", San
Francisco Chronicle, March 8, 1972. |
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Baker, Kenneth, The San Francisco Chronicle, Review. April 10,
2004, E12. |
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Glueck, Grace, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, January 16,
2004 |
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Gordon, Robert (ed.), Deborah Butterfield, New York: Ambrams,
2003 |
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Johnson, Ken, The New York Times, “Art in Review”, June 30, 2000
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Landi, Ann, The Art Newsletter, “Small Output in Big Demand”,
January 27, 1998 |
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ARTNEWS, “Butterfield Market Strong and Growing”, p. 96, March,
1998 |
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Bonetti, David, "Gallery Watch", San Francisco Examiner,
November 14, 1997. p. C-2 |
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Landi, Ann, Artnews, April 1997, p.130 |
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Wilkinson, Jeanne, Review, Dec. 1, 1996, p.25
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Hayt-Atkins, Elizabeth. "Deborah Butterfield, ARTnews,
February1989, p. 138-139. |
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Handy, Ellen. "New York Review", Arts, January 1989, p. 99.
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Mahoney, Robert. "Galleries", New York Press, October 28, 1988,
p. 17. |
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McClintic, Miranda. "Sculpture Today", Art & Auction, May 1988,
p. 160-7. |
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Westfall, Stephen. "Deborah Butterfield at Edward Thorp", Art in
America, April 1987, p. 218 |
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Bass, Ruth. "Deborah Butterfield", ARTnews, March, 1987, p. 149.
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Kuspit, Donald. "Deborah Butterfield", Artforum", March 1987, p.
122-123. |
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Honolulu Star Bulletin & Advertiser, March 30, 1986, Sec. C,
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Veselenak, Anne. "Horses Display Artist's Love" Ohio State
Lantern, February 5, 1985, p. 6. |
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Levin, Kim. "May 16-22, An Opinionated Survey", May 1984.
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Padon, Thomas, Review, Sculpture Magazine, Jan-Feb, 1994, p.53-4
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Yood, James, Review, ArtForum, February, 1993, p. 104.
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Wilson, Janet. “The Mane Event,” Connoisseur, February 1992, pp.
66-71. |
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Yellin, Deborah. "Deborah Butterfield," ARTnews, April, 1991, p.
154. |
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Hirsch, Faye. "Deborah Butterfield" Arts Magazine, March 1991,
p.7 |
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Zimmer, William. "A Sculpture Exhibition That Sounds a Single
Note: Horses,"The New York Times, March 11, 1990, CN p28
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Hixon, Kathryn. Review, Arts, January 1990, p.106
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Tucker, Marcia. "Equestrian Mysteries," Art in America, June
1989, p. 154ff. |
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Baker, Kenneth. " Sculptor not Just Horsing Around", San
Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 1989. |
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Brookman, Donna. "Beyond the Equestrian", Artweek, February 25,
1989 |
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Harris, Jane, Review, Dec. 1, 1996, p.7 |
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