Clement Meadmore

Clement Meadmore
Curl, 1968. Columbia University campus, New York, NY
Born	February 9, 1929(1929-02-09) Melbourne, Australia
Died	April 19, 2005(2005-04-19) (aged 76)
Nationality	American
Field	Sculpture

Dervish, 1972. Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH

Clement Meadmore (9 February 1929 - 19 April 2005) was an Australian-American sculptor known for massive outdoor steel sculptures.

Biography

Born Clement Lyon Meadmore in Melbourne, Australia in 1929, Clement Meadmore studied aeronautical engineering and then industrial design at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. After graduating in 1949, Meadmore designed furniture for several years and, in the 1950s, created his first welded sculptures. He had several one-man exhibits of his sculptures in Melbourne and Sydney between 1954 and 1962.

In 1963 Meadmore moved to New York City. Later, he became an American citizen.

Meadmore used COR-TEN steel, aluminum, and occasionally bronze to create colossal outdoor sculptures which combine the elements of abstract expressionism and minimalism.^[1] He was an avid amateur drummer and jazz lover who held jam sessions in his home. His fondess for jazz is reflected in the names of several of his works including "Riff" (1996), "Round Midnight" (1996), "Stormy Weather" (1997), "Night and Day" (1979) and "Perdido" (1978).

Meadmore's sculptures are held by museums, corporate headquarters, and schools internationally.

Meadmore is the author of How to Make Furniture Without Tools (Pantheon, 1975) (ISBN 0-394-73063-1) and The Modern Chair: Classic Designs by Thonet, Breuer, Le Corbusier, Eames and Others (Dover Publications; 1997) (ISBN 0-486-29807-8). His work and career were catalogued in 1994 book, The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore by Eric Gibson (Hudson Hills Press; 1994) (ISBN 1-55595-098-1).

Meadmore died at the age of 76 in Manhattan from complications of Parkinson's disease.

Sculptures in public collections and public spaces

United States

• California
  • Bent, 1966, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach
  • Up Ended, 1969, University of California Art Museum, Santa Barbara
• District of Columbia
  • Riding High, 1977, Gallaudet College, Washington^[2]
• Florida
  • Trans, 1972, Performance Asset Management, West Palm Beach
  • Northbridge Center, West Palm Beach
• Illinois
  • Spiral, 1971, Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, University Park
• Iowa
  • Sophisticated Lady, 1977, Figge Art Museum, Davenport
• Kentucky
  • Fling, 1971, Speed Art Museum, Louisville
• Kansas
  • Always, 1992, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park
• Louisiana
  • Out of There, 1974, Hale Boggs Federal Building Plaza, New Orleans
  • Flippant Flurry, 1977, Mrs. P. Roussel Norman, New Orleans
• Michigan
  • Hob Nob, 1992, University of Michigan, North Campus, Ann Arbor^[3]
  • Upcast, 1985, Southfield Rd & Maple Rd, Birmingham
  • Virginia, 1970, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
  • Split Ring, 1969, Woodland Mall, Grand Rapids
  • However, 1998, Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City
• New Hampshire
  • Dervish, 1972, Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
• New Jersey
  • Upstart II, 1970, Princeton University, Mercer
  • Offshoot, 1982, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton
• New York
  • Verge, 1970, Empire State Plaza, Albany^[4]
  • Wingspread, 1999, 400 Chambers Street, Manhattan
  • Curl, 1968, Columbia University, New York
  • Swing, 1969, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
  • Wave, 1969, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York
  • Three Up, 1977, White Plains Courthouse, White Plains^[5]
  • Untitled, 1971, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville^[6]
• Ohio
  • Open End, 1984, St. Xavier High School, Cincinnati
  • Branching Out, 1981, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland^[7]
  • Out of There, 1974, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus
  • Extent, 1981, Pyramid Sculpture Park, Hamilton
  • Clench, 1979, 34555 Chagrin Boulevard, Moreland Hills
  • Switchback, 1980, 811 Madison, Toledo
  • Upbeat, 1984, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown
• Oregon
  • Split Ring, 1969, Portland Art Museum, Portland
• Pennsylvania
  • Up and Away, 1977, PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh
  • Hence, 1977, Hartwood Acres Park, Pittsburgh
  • Cross Current, 1980, Smith Kline Corporation, Philadelphia
• Texas
  • Upbeat, 1984, the Colonnade, Dallas
  • Split Level, 1971, University of Houston, Houston^[8]
• Vermont
  • Around and About, 1971, Middlebury College, Middlebury^[9]
• Virginia
  • Lake Fairfax Business Center, Reston
• Wisconsin
  • Double Up, 1975, Bradley Foundation Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee
  • Upstart I, 1967, Bradley Foundation Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee

International

• Australia
  • Virginia, 1970, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
  • Awakening, 1968, AMP Society, Melbourne
  • Dervish, 1981, Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne
  • Silence, 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Thunder, 1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Double Up, 1970, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Flippant Flurry, 1977, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Between, 1979, University of Perth, Perth
  • Offshoot, 1982, Queensland Government, Brisbane
• Japan
  • Crescendo, 1989, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, Tokyo

External links

• Clement Meadmore Website.
• "Clement Meadmore, Sculptor in Metal, Is Dead at 76." The New York Times, April 21, 2005.

References

1. ^ Eric Gibson, The Sculpture of Clement Meadmore, Hudson Hills Press, 1994 ISBN 1555950981
2. ^ Virtual Globetrotting.com
3. ^ University of Michigan
4. ^ New York State Office of General Services - Art Collection
5. ^ Waymarking.com
6. ^ Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museum
7. ^ Cleveland Museum of Art
8. ^ University of Houston Art Collection
9. ^ Middlebury.edu

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Name	Meadmore, Clement
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Date of birth	1929-02-09
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Date of death	2005-04-19
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