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Lyman Kipp (b 1929 Dobbs Ferry , New York ) is a sculptor and painter who creates pieces that are comprised of strong vertical and horizontal objects and are often painted in bold primary colors recalling arrangements by De Stijl Constructivist s. Kipp is an important figure in the development of the Primary Structure style which came to prominence in the mid-1960s.


Kipp was a founding member of ConStruct, the artist-owned gallery that promoted and organized large-scale sculpture exhibitions throughout the United States. Other founding members include Mark Di Suvero , Kenneth Snelson , John Raymond Henry and Charles Ginnever .


EDUCATION/TEACHING


1960 - 1963 Bennington College , Vermont

1963 - 1966 Hunter College , NYC

1965 Dartmouth College , NH

1966 Guggenheim Fellowship

1966 Fulbright Grant

1966 - ? Lehman College , NYC

Pratt Institute , New York

Cranbrook Academy Of Art , Michigan



MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES AND PUBLIC WORKS


United States


Alabama


Arizona


California


District of Columbia

  • ''Alternate Design for Highline'', 1975, Smithsonian American Art Museum , Washington D.C.

  • ''Salamanca'', 1969, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington


Florida


Massachusetts

  • ''Auro'', 1965, List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology , Cambridge

  • ''Bartar'', 1968, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover

  • ''Median II'', 1963, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover


Michigan

  • ''No. 1-1959'', 1959, Museum of Art, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  • ''Oshkosh'', 1978, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids

  • ''Bullshoals'', 1978, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids

  • ''Kobi'', 1982, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids

  • ''Study for Zephyr'', 1973, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids

  • ''Salute to Knowledge'', 1981, Grosse Pointe Public Library, Grosse Pointe Farms

  • ''Muscoot'', 1979, Calvin College Campus, Grand Rapids

  • ''Long Distance'', 1979, Calvin College Campus, Grand Rapids


Nebraska


New York

  • ''Wild Rice'', 1967, Empire State West Plaza, Albany

  • ''Directional I'', 1962, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo

  • ''Flat Rate II'', 1962, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo

  • ''Eye, 1973'', Chase Manhattan Bank , NYC

  • ''Trinon, 1963'', Whitney Museum Of American Art , NYC

  • ''Lockport 1977'', 1977, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville

  • ''Untitled'', , Storm King Art Center, Mountainville

  • ''Placid'', 1978, Sewage Treatment Plant, Lake Placid


New Jersey


Pennsylvania


Wisconsin

  • ''Bullfinch'', 1968, Lakefront Sculpture Park, Milwaukee