Terry Adkins
Terry Roger Adkins (May 9, 1953 – February 8, 2014) na he be American artist.[1][2] Na he be Professor of Fine Arts insyd de School of Design at de University of Pennsylvania.[3]
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | United States |
| Name wey dem give am | Terry |
| Family name | Adkins |
| Ein date of birth | 9 May 1953 |
| Place dem born am | Washington, D.C. |
| Date wey edie | 8 February 2014 |
| Place wey edie | Brooklyn |
| Cause of death | heart failure |
| Ein occupation | sculptor, video artist, photographer, performance artist, musician |
| Employer | University of Pennsylvania |
| Position ehold | artist-in-residence |
| Educate for | University of Kentucky, Fisk University, Illinois State University |
| Residence | Philadelphia |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Notable work | Harlem Encore |
| Award e receive | Rome Prize |
| Copyright representative | reproduction right represented by CISAC-member |
| Copyright status as creator | works protected by copyrights, works protected by copyrights |
| Artist files at | Philadelphia Museum of Art Library and Archives, Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Library |
Early life
editNa dem born Adkins insyd Washington, D.C., for May 9, 1953, into a musical household. Na ein poppie, Robert H. Adkins, a chemistry den science teacher den Korean War veteran, sing den play de organ; ein mommie, Doris Jackson, a nurse, na she be amateur clarinetist den pianist.[4] Na Adkins ein grand poppie be de Rev. Andrew Adkins, pastor of de historic Alfred Street Baptist Church insyd Alexandria, Virginia. Na ein aunt Alexandra Alexander be a mathematician den National Security Agency code breaker. Na ein uncle Dr. Rutherford Adkins, a former Tuskegee Airman plus de 100th Fighter Squadron of de 332nd Fighter Group, fly 14 combat missions wey he eventually cam turn Fisk University ein 11th presido.[5]
As a young man, Adkins plan make he be a musician, buh insyd college na he find einself drawn increasingly to visual art. Aaron Douglas den Martin Puryear wey mentor am,[5] he earn a B.S. insyd printmaking from Fisk University insyd Nashville, follow by an M.S. insyd de field from Illinois State University den an M.F.A. insyd sculpture from de University of Kentucky.[4]
Career
editNa Adkins be interdisciplinary artist wey ein practice include sculpture, performance, video, den photography.[6][7] Na ein artworks often be inspired by, dem dedicate to, anaa dem refer to musicians anaa musical instruments; na specific installations den exhibitions sam times dem label "recitals."[6][8][9] Samtimes, na dese arrangements of sculptures be "activated" insyd performances by Adkins ein collaborative performance group, de Lone Wolf Recital Corps.
He lead de Lone Wolf Recital Corps wey dey premier works at Institute of Contemporary Arts London, Rote Fabrik, Zurich, New World Symphony, Miami, MoMA PS1 MOMA, den Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[10] Chaw of ein works draw from de biographies of little known historical figures; ein 2011 exhibition Nutjuitok (Polar Star) dey base for de life of a black Arctic explorer dem name Matthew Henson top wey reach de North Pole plus Robert Peary at de turn of de 20th century. Insyd oda cases, Adkins ein works dey focus for obscure details insyd de lives of seminal figures such as de African American writer, activist den sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois, wey ein famous speech "Socialism and the American Negro" (1960) dem invoke insyd de 2003–2008 installation Darkwater Record.[11]
Exhibition
editWork insyd Exhibition
editAwards
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Salon 94 profile".
- ↑ "Artist's Biographies". Driskellcenter.umd.edu. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ "PennDesign | Terry Adkins". Design.upenn.edu. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Terry Adkins, Composer of Art, Sculptor of Music, Dies at 60". The New York Times. February 22, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pinson, Hermine (April 1, 2014). "Artist Terry Adkins and the Fisk University Legacy" (PDF). Salon94, International Center of African American Art. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Terry Adkins". whitney.org. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ↑ Andrew Russeth (February 9, 2014). "Terry Adkins, artist, Musician and educator, Dies at 60". Observer. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Review: Art for the Planet's Sake at the Venice Biennale". The New York Times. May 16, 2015.
- ↑ Fox, Margalit (February 23, 2014). "Terry Adkins, Composer of Art, Sculptor of Music, Dies at 60". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Charles Gaines/Terry Adkins Collaborative". NewMuseum.org. August 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ Fox, Margalit (February 22, 2014). "Terry Adkins, Composer of Art, Sculptor of Music, Dies at 60". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Terry Adkins | School of Fine Arts Index". www.aarome.org. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Penn School of Design Professor Terry Adkins Wins Rome Prize in Visual Arts | Penn News". Upenn.edu. April 20, 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ Moyemont, Terry. "Terry Adkins – Profile – Visual Arts – USA Projects – Artist Fundraising & Advocacy". Unitedstatesartists.org. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
External links
edit- "Terry Adkins", Dana Roc
- "Terry Adkins", Artnet
- "At the AAR Gallery, Meteor Stream: Recital in Four Dominions", by Terry Adkins After John Brown
- Public artwork at the Harlem – 125 Street train station, commissioned by MTA Arts for Transit
- "Terry Adkins, Oral history", Bomb