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Win Knowlton
Born1953
Boston, MA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materParsons School of Design
Known forsculpture
Stylepost-minimalism
Parents
AwardsGuggenheim fellowship
Websitewinknowlton.com

Win Knowlton (born 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sculptor.[1][2]

Early life and education

Knowlton is the son of the sculptor Grace Knowlton and Winthrop Knowlton, an investment banker.[3] He received a BFA from the Parson's School of Design in New York City in 1978.[2]

Exhibitions

Knowlton has exhibited his work widely in the United States and abroad.[4] In 1986, he was commissioned to produce an installation for the inaugural installment of the Museum of Modern Art's Project Room series.[5][6] In 2002, Knowlton had a show at MoMA/PS1, titled Birds, Blocks, Bamboo.[7]

Collections

Knowlton's work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[8] the Whitney Museum of American Art,[9][10] the Brooklyn Museum,[1] the National Gallery of Art,[11] the Museum of Modern Art,[12] among others.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b "(Untitled) Win Knowlton". The Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Win Knowlton CV". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ Seelye, Katherine Q. (19 December 2020). "Grace Knowlton, Sculptor Who Worked 'in the Round,' Dies at 88". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Win Knowlton biography". ArtNet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Projects 1: Win Knowlton". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. ^ Yau, John (Summer 1986). "Win Knowlton, Museum of Modern Art". Artforum. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Special Projects (Summer 2002): Win Knowlton: Birds Blocks Bamboo". MoMA/PS1. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Win Knowlton". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Win Knowlton Nubian Night 1990". The Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Win Knowlton Smoking Pipe I 1989". The Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Win Knowlton, Untitled (stack)". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Win Knowlton Plowman 1984". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Win Knowlton - Fellow awarded 1991". Retrieved 4 September 2021.



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