Dimitri Hadzi
Dimitri Hadzi | |
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.jpg) Centaur (1954) in the garden of Prospect House in Princeton, New Jersey. | |
| Born | March 21, 1921 New York City |
| Died | 2006 (aged 84–85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Cooper Union |
| Known for | 1957 Guggenheim Fellow, showed at the 1962 Venice biennale, won a 1974 Rome Prize |
| Notable work | Centaur, Propylaea, River Legend |
| Style | Abstract |
| Spouse | Martha Leeb |
| Elected | 1990 |
Dimitri Hadzi (1921 - 2006) was an American abstract sculptor who lived and worked in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Life
He was born to Greek-American immigrant parents in New York City on March 21, 1921. Hadzi served in the South Pacific, in World War II.[1]
He studied at Cooper Union. He was a 1957 Guggenheim Fellow.[2] He showed at the 1962 Venice biennale. He won a 1974 Rome Prize. Hadzi taught studio arts at Harvard University, from 1975 to 1989.[3] In 1990 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1994.
Family
He married Martha Leeb. In June 1985, he married Cynthia von Thuna.[4]
Works
- Centaur (1954), in the garden of Prospect House in Princeton, New Jersey
- Propylaea
- River Legend (1976), Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, Oregon
- Omphalos (1985), formerly at Harvard Square MBTA station through the Arts on the Line program, but will be relocated to Rockport, Massachusetts[5]
- Helmet V, (1959-1961) Hirshhorn [6]
- Thermopylae, John F. Kennedy Federal Building
- K. 458 The Hunt, Avery Fisher Hall[7]
- Red Mountains, Hugo L. Black U.S. Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama. (The sculpture, installed in 1991, was removed in 2012 for renovations to the building. A provision of the 2014 Financial Appropriations Act barred the General Services Administration from replacing it for fear that it could be used to shield an attacker.[8])
References
- ^ "Dimitri Hadzi - Biography". Rogallery.com. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Dimitri Hadzi - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ Powell, Alvin. "Dimitri Hadzi | Harvard Gazette". News.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Harvard Gazette: Renowned sculptor Dimitri Hadzi of VES dies at 85". News.harvard.edu. 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ Edgers, Geoff (November 11, 2013). "Hadzi sculpture in Harvard Square to get fixed, then moved". Boston Globe. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Collection Search - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian". Hirshhorn.si.edu. 2010-12-07. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ Margalit Fox. "Dimitri Hadzi, 85, Sculptor and Art Professor, Is Dead". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
- ^ Faulk, Kent (July 17, 2014). "Art or security threat? U.S. House of Representatives votes against re-installing Birmingham federal courthouse sculpture". The Birmingham News. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
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