Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear | |
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| Born | May 23, 1941 Washington, DC, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | The Catholic University of America Yale University |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship MacArthur Foundation Fellowship Rome Prize National Medal of Arts J. Paul Getty Medal |
Martin L. Puryear (born May 23, 1941) is an American artist known for his devotion to traditional craft. Working in a variety of media, but primarily wood, his reductive technique and meditative approach challenge the physical and poetic boundaries of his materials.: 54–57 The artist's Liberty/Libertà exhibition represented the United States at the 2019 Venice Biennale.