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William Dickey King

William Dickey King (1925 - 2015) was active/lived in New York, Florida.  William King is known for Whimsical modernist figure sculpture, ceramics, teaching.

Following is The New York Times obituary of William King

William King, Sculptor, Dies at 90;
His Pointed Wit Was a Tool

By Bruce Weber, March 26, 2015

William King, a sculptor in a variety of materials whose human figures traced social attitudes through the last half of the 20th century, often poking sly and poignant fun at human follies and foibles, died on March 4 at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 90.

His death was confirmed by Scott Chaskey, who is married to Mr. King's stepdaughter, Megan Chaskey.

Mr. King worked in clay, wood, bronze, vinyl, burlap and aluminum. He worked both big and small, from busts and toylike figures to large public art pieces depicting familiar human poses -- a seated, cross-legged man reading; a Western couple (he in a cowboy hat, she in a long dress) holding hands; a tall man reaching down to tug along a recalcitrant little boy; a crowd of robotic-looking men walking in lock step.

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