With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Howard Waldman and Jean Lipman
Patronage
1905 – 1992
Important patrons of Modern American sculpture.
- Biography/Description of Work
Married in 1933, the Lipmans began to collect folk art at a time when few did, and in the 1950s to collect modern American sculpture. Howard Waldman Lipman had had aspirations as a sculptor, only to realize that he did not have the talent for a sustaining art career. Instead, he chose to support the work of American contemporary sculptors. As editor of Art in American from 1940 to 1970, Jean Lipman (1909-1998) saw first hand the work of new and emerging artists and trends. The Lipmans had relationships with and collected the art of Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, and David Smith. In 1965, they donated their collection of contemporary art to the Whitney Museum, and over the years donated to public institutions such as Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. All the while, they maintained a personal collection in Wilton, one of their three homes.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/howard-w-and-jean-lipman-papers-9145/more, http://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/1999/lipman/, http://cdm16124.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16124coll6/id/1212, http://books.google.com/books?id=sPGdBxzaWj0C&pg=RA2-PA171&lpg=RA2-PA171&dq=howard+lipman+artist&source=bl&ots=qalcLGvDrh&sig=k3EvM6gN5O9ffIxdSjQBJoVhXGs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uLPmUr7rErPhsASxmYDwCA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=howard%20lipman%20artist&f=false Howard Lipman Article - New York Times - 1966-1-9, Howard Lipman Article - New York Times - 1966-4-9, Howard Lipman Article - New York Times - 1974-5-24, Howard Lipman Obituary - New York Times - 1992-10-20 https://sova.si.edu/record/AAA.lipmhowa?s=20&n=10&t=C&q=barrier-free+design&i=21
- Associated Resource(s)
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