Jeremy Anderson (artist)
Jeremy Radcliffe Anderson | |
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Born | October 28, 1921 Palo Alto, California, United States |
Died | June 19, 1982 Greenbrae, California, United States | (aged 60)
Education | San Mateo Junior College, California School of Fine Arts |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator |
Known for | Sculpture |
Movement | Abstract art, Funk art |
Spouse | Frances Webster Whitney (m. 1947–1982; his death) |
Children | 3 |
Jeremy Radcliffe Anderson (October 10, 1921 – June 19, 1982), was an American artist and educator, known for his wood sculptures.[1][2] He was an influential mid-century fine art figure in San Francisco, California;[3] and taught classes at San Francisco Art Institute.[4]
Early life, family, and education
[edit]Jeremy Radcliffe Anderson was born in 1921 in Palo Alto, California.[3] His father Frederick "Fritz" C. Anderson (1889–1963) was a professor of Romance languages at Stanford University.[5][6][7] Anderson graduated from Palo Alto High School.[8] He continued his studied at San Mateo Junior College (now College of San Mateo).[8] Anderson served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Gillis in the Aleutian Islands, during World War II.[8]
In 1947, Anderson married Frances Webster Whitney, from Ross, California and Inverness, California.[6][9][10] They had three children.[8]
Anderson graduated from the California School of Fine Arts (later known as San Francisco Art Institute), and studied under Robert Boardman Howard.[3] He was awarded the Rosenberg Traveling Fellowship in 1950, and traveled to France for a year.[8][11]
Career
[edit]In his early career Anderson made abstract sculpture;[12] and in his later career his work started to have figures and humor, possibly a nod to funk art.[1] Anderson was a semi-finalist for public art in the Golden Gateway Project in Marin County in 1961, winning a cash prize.[13]
Anderson taught at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). One of his students at SFAI was Louise David Lieber.[14] He was visiting faculty at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) in 1975.[15]
Anderson was a member of the Marin Society of Artists, and participated in their group exhibitions.[16][17] He had a retrospective exhibition in 1967 at the San Francisco Museum of Art (now the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art);[18] and solo exhibitions at Braunstein/Quay Gallery (October 1970, and December 1978) in San Francisco.[19][20]
Death and legacy
[edit]After struggling with cancer, he died on June 19, 1982, at the age of 60 at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California.[8]
His work is included in museum collections, including at the University Art Museum at the University of California, Berkeley;[21][22] the Pasadena Museum of Modern Art (now Norton Simon Museum, from the Betty and Monte Factor Family Collection),[23] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[24] the Whitney Museum of Art,[25] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bloomfield, Arthur (1975-03-14). "Fun with Wood". San Francisco Examiner. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gallery features 'visionary art'". Contra Costa Times. 1976-03-28. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Janovy, Karen O.; Siedell, Daniel A. (2005-01-01). "Jeremy Anderson". Sculpture from the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. University of Nebraska Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8032-7629-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Marin Sculptor Chosen For Gateway Project". Daily Independent Journal. 1962-01-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Anderson". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Anderson Claims as His Bride, Frances Whitney". Berkeley Gazette. 1947-08-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memorial Resolution: Anderson, Frederick, 1889–1963 (Romanic Languages)". Stanford University Faculty Senate Records - Spotlight at Stanford. Stanford University. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Obituary for Jeremy Anderson". San Francisco Examiner. 1982-06-23. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rum Runner Special? No, Another Ship". Daily Independent Journal. 1965-04-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sculpture Award Won by Anderson". San Francisco Examiner. 1950-03-26. p. 155. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.F. Artist Exhibiting at the De Young". Oakland Tribune. 1950-03-26. p. 63. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.F.'s Wild Time in Modern Art". San Francisco Examiner. 1973-09-05. p. 42. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2 Bay Artists in Gateway Finals". The San Francisco Examiner. 1961-12-31. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louise Lieber floating sculpture". San Francisco Examiner. 1981-01-29. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Zombies, Hands, And Cardboard". The Sacramento Bee. 1975-02-09. p. 83. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marin Society of Artists". Daily Independent Journal. 1974-05-31. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "18 Artists to Be Featured In Show". Daily Independent Journal. 1974-05-22. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monte, James (1967-02-01). "Jeremy Anderson". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "S.F. Solo Shows: Jeremy Anderson". Oakland Tribune. 1978-12-03. p. 114. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Recent Sculptures and Drawings". San Francisco Examiner. 1970-10-07. p. 42. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jeremy R Anderson gave a sculpture to the art museum at UC Berkeley". The Los Angeles Times. 1967-07-02. p. 417. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bay Area Sculpture at the UAM". Berkeley Gazette. 1982-08-20. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Collection Etched in Anger, Edged With Humor". The Los Angeles Times. 1973-05-27. p. 466. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Anderson, Jeremy". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Jeremy Anderson". whitney.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.