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Frank Gehry

Frank Owen Gehry (Born 1929) is active/lives in California / Canada.  Frank Gehry is known for Abstract fish sculpture, architecture.

Primarily known as an architect, Frank Gehry also did a few pieces of sculpture. His architectural commissions included work in California at Venice Beach, Santa Monica, The Disney Concert Hall, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

In his sculpture, he blurs the lines between that medium and sculpture, and one of his repeated themes is the fish, which first appeared in his work in 1981. He also used this subject in formica lamp designs and bathroom interiors as well as in the swimming pool of his own home. On commissioned projects, Gehry's fish appear in a monumental sculptures including a collaboration with Richard Serra for the Architectural League of New York and exhibits at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and the Villa Olimpica in Barcelona.

To him, the fish has special significance because it reminds him of his childhood when his grandmother stored carp in the bathtub as part of the preparation for gefilte fish, a traditional Swedish food of dried   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3035 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Frank Gehry

   Publications  Book References:  5
Magazine References:  15

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15 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Frank Gehry
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Art in America Architecture-Frank Gehry November 2004 Giovannini, Joseph Yes
ARTnews National News July 2004 Editors, ARTnews Yes
ARTnews ARTtalk June 2004 Editors, ARTnews No
Art in America Front Page May 2004 Editors, Art in America Yes
Art in America Front Page March 2004 Editors, Art in America No
ARTnews Capital Gains December 2003 Protzman, Ferdinand Yes
Art & Auction marketfile November 2003 Editor, Art & Auction Yes
ARTnews ARTtalk November 2003 Editor, ARTtalk Yes
Art-Talk Joan Quinn, Etc., Etc., Etc. November 2003 Quinn, Jaon Agajanian No
ARTnews Reviews July 2003 Editor, ARTnews Yes
Art in America Front Page November 2002 Editors, Art in America No
ARTnews Wynn's on a Roll December 2001 Esterow, Milton No
Art & Antiques A & A Update January 2001 Editors, Art & Antiques Yes
Art in America Review of Exhibitions November 1999 Editors, Art in America Yes
ARTnews Reviews June 1999 Editors Yes
5 Book References for Frank Gehry
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2003 Vose, Marcia Latimore (Editor) Vose Art Notes: A Guide for Collectors Winter 2003, Volume XI 36 Yes
2002 Shea, Patricia (Editor) Picasso to Pop: The Richard Weisman Collection 124 No
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