Lyman Emmet Kipp, Jr. (December 24, 1929 – March 30, 2014) was a sculptor and painter who created pieces that are composed of strong vertical and horizontal objects and were often painted in bold primary colors recalling arrangements by

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Constructivists. Kipp is an important figure in the development of the

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style which came to prominence in the mid-1960s. Kipp's early work in the 1950s focused on geometric, plaster reliefs and cast bronzes (see ''No. 1 - 1959'' or ''Directional I''). He moved on to large, geometric, welded pieces composed of post and beam elements emphasizing the vertical during the 1960s (see ''Andy's Cart Blanche'', ''Muscoot'' or ''Hudson Bay''). Finding it difficult to transport large, heavy, welded pieces, he turned to angled sections and sheets of steel and aluminum that could be bolted together on site. Typically the pieces were painted with bright colors and the thin edges were often defined with bright, complementary colors (see ''Long Distance'', ''Chicksaw'' or ''Kobi''). In the late 1970s, Kipp's steel sheets began to move into the air on thin legs (see ''Lockport 1977'', ''Salute to Knowledge'' or ''Yoakum Jack''). 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,

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, John Raymond Henry and Charles Ginnever. Kipp's health deteriorated and he died peacefully on March 30, 2014. His last known works were in 2011.

Education/Teaching/Grants

1950 - 1952

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, Brooklyn, NY
1952 - 1954

Cranbrook Academy of Art The Cranbrook Academy of Art, a graduate school for architecture, art, and design, was founded by George Gough Booth and Ellen Scripps Booth in 1932. It is the art school of the Cranbrook Educational Community. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Mi ...

, Michigan 1960 - 1963

Bennington College Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932,

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1962 - 1963

, Brooklyn, NY
1963 - 1968

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, NYC
1966

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...

, NH (Visiting Artist)
1968 - 1975

Lehman College Lehman College is a public college in New York City, United States. Founded in 1931 as the Bronx campus of Hunter College, it became an independent college in 1967. The college is named after Herbert H. Lehman, a former New York governor, United ...

, NYC (Chairman - 1968 - 1974)
1975 - 1978

, NYC (Chairman)
1978 - 1985

, NYC
1985

, NYC (Professor Emeritus) 1966

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1966

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1967 Summer Research Grant, City University of New York
1970 City University Faculty Research Grant
1975 City University Faculty Research Grant
1977 Art Park, Lewiston, NY
1980 Hand Hollow Foundation, New York
1982 Schuster Grant

Monumental sculptures and public works

United States

Alabama * ''Cherokee'', 1977,

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Arizona * ''Hudson Bay'', 1968, Museum of Art,

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, Tucson California * ''Trap II'', 1965, University Art Museum,

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* ''Chickasaw'', 1977, California State University,

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* ''Highline'', 1976, Federal Building & Post Office,

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Colorado * ''Alto'', 1984, Hoffman Heights Library, Aurora * ''Red Wing'', 1974, Aurora Corporate Plaza, Aurora District of Columbia * ''Alternate Design for Highline'', 1975,

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, Washington * ''Salamanca'', 1969, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington Florida * ''Dollbaby'', 1991, Pinewood Park, Largo * ''Levenworth'', 1978, Pinewood Park, Largo * ''Blackjack'', Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health,

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* ''D'', Greynolds Park,

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* ''Tonawanda'', 1977, Florida Coastal Professional Center,

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* ''Kenosha'', 1984, von Liebig Art Center,

* ''Untitled'' (blue/red), 1984, von Liebig Art Center,

* ''Untitled'' (black/red), 1984, von Liebig Art Center,

* ''E'', 1979, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach Indiana * ''Range'', 1974, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne Massachusetts * ''Auro'', 1965, List Visual Arts Center,

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, Cambridge Michigan * ''No. 1-1959'', 1959, Museum of Art,

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

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* ''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 * ''Ulysses'', 1972, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden,

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, Lincoln New Hampshire * ''Bartar'', 1968, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover * ''Median II'', 1963, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover New York * ''Wild Rice'', 1967, The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection, west plaza, Albany * ''Directional I'', 1962,

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, Buffalo * ''Flat Rate II'', 1969,

, Buffalo * ''Trianon'', 1963,

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, NYC * ''Lockport 1977'', 1977, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville * ''Untitled'', Storm King Art Center, Mountainville * ''Placid'', 1978, Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid New Jersey * ''Yoakum Jack'', 1977,

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, Wayne Pennsylvania * ''Music Box'', 1956, Philadelphia Museum of Art,

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* ''Manly'', 1980, Hartwood Acres Park,

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* ''Wink'', 1980, Penn State University, University Park Tennessee * ''Dragon Fly'', 1995, Sculpture Fields of Montague Park,

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* ''Hugo'', 1980, Sculpture Fields of Montague Park,

Wisconsin * ''Bullfinch'', 1968,

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* '' Lodgepole'', 1968,

References

*Janovy, Karen O., Siedell, Daniel A., Sculpture from the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery (University of Nebraska Press, 2006) *Sculpture Off the Pedestal (Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1973) Library of Congress: 73-88657 *Construct (Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, 1979) *
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