Carol Anthony
Carol Anthony (born 1943)[1] is an American artist known for her sculptures and paintings. In the 1970s she became famous for her cartoon-like figures, papier-mache sculptures.
Carol Anthony | |
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Born | 1943 |
Nationality | American |
Education | Stephens College, Rhode Island School of Design |
Known for | Sculpting, Painting |
Notable work | A Place of Inner Stillness |
Early life
Anthony was born in New York City in 1943.[2] She and her identical twin sister Elaine Anthony were raised in Connecticut. Anthony attended Stephens College, Missouri and the Rhode Island School of Design, earning a bachelor's degree in art in 1966.[3][4]
Career
In the 1970s, Anthony's papier-mache sculptures earned recognition and one is now in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian. She said the papier-mache was a tribute to her father.[3] The Museum of Contemporary Crafts featured an exhibition of her three-dimensional figures.
By 1978, she stopped sculpting to focus on painting, particularly of still lifes and simple scenes.[3] Her paintings are often made with layered oil pastel on gessoed, textured masonite. She creates ethereal light by using many thin applications of color in many layers.[4] Her paintings and monotypes are represented in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Carnegie Institute, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden among others.[5]
In 2009 Anthony participated in the exhibition, Best of The West: Southwest, representing artists in the New Mexico.[6]
Anthony has lived and worked in Connecticut, Washington state, and most recently, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
References
- "Search Result Details - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian". Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- "carol anthony". hidell brooks gallery. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- "Carol Anthony". Mc Larry Fine Art. McLarry Fine Art Gallery, New Mexico. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- "Carol Anthony". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.
- "Collection Search - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian". Retrieved 2015-09-06.
- "Best of the West: Southwest Art". Mutual Art. Retrieved 2015-12-17.