Sidney Alexander Gordin | |
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Born | |
Died | January 28, 1996
Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Education | Brooklyn Museum Art School |
Alma mater | Cooper Union |
Occupation(s) | Artist, professor |
Movement | Abstract expressionism, constructivism |
Sidney Alexander Gordin (1918–1996) was a Russian-born American artist and educator, known for his abstract paintings, prints, and sculptures. [1] [2] [3] He was a Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley, where he taught from 1958 to 1986. [4] [5] Gordin was associated with abstract expressionism and constructivism. [6] [7]
Gordin was born on October 24, 1918, in Chelyabinsk, Russian Republic. [4] [8] When he was born the Russian Empire had recently collapsed due to the Russian Revolution. His family migrated to Shanghai, and later Harbin in Heilongjiang province, China. [9] In 1922, at the age of 4, his family moved to Brooklyn, New York City, New York. [4]
Gordin graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. [9] He attended Brooklyn Museum Art School in 1935 to 1936; followed by study at Cooper Union in 1937 to 1941, where he graduated. [10] [4] [11]
Gordin's first group exhibition was in 1951 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, named "American Sculpture 1951". [4] That same year in 1951, Gordin's first solo show was held at Bennington College in Vermont. [4] In 1954, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) hosted the "Play Sculpture Competition", Gordin had participated and won third place with "Tunnel Maze" (1954). [12] His "Tunnel Maze" was judged as most successful for play, safety, and ease; and subsequently was manufactured by Creative Playthings. [13] [14]
In 1958, he moved to California. In 1960, Gordin acquired an art studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts, while still maintaining his home in California. [4] In the 1960s, "The Breakfast Group" was founded by Elmer Bischoff and Gordin. [15] The group was made up of Berkeley-based artists who met weekly to talk art over breakfast, the group held several group exhibitions. [15]
In 1959, he had his first solo exhibition in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Dilexi Gallery of San Francisco founded by Jim Newman. [4] In 1992, he was awarded the Maggie Kuhn Award by Presbyterian Senior Services, for being a role model in aging. [5]
He briefly taught in schools in New York state including at Brooklyn College, Pratt Institute, Sarah Lawrence College, and the New School for Social Research. [2] [16] Gordin moved to California in 1958 to start a teaching position at University of California, Berkeley, where he remained until 1986. [16] He was a full professor from 1967 to 1986, and served as the department chair. [4] [16] [17]
He died on January 28, 1996, at home in Berkeley. [5] His memorial service was held at Kroeber Hall on the U.C. Berkeley campus. [5]
His work can be found in public museum collections include at the Whiney Museum of American Art, [2] [18] Museum of Modern Art, [2] [19] the Art Institute of Chicago, [5] [20] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, [10] Lowe Art Museum, [10] San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, [21] Chrysler Museum of Art, [22] Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, [23] Brooklyn Museum, [24] Farnsworth Art Museum, [25] and Oakland Museum of California. [10]
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Sidney Alexander Gordin | |
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Born | |
Died | January 28, 1996
Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged 77)
Education | Brooklyn Museum Art School |
Alma mater | Cooper Union |
Occupation(s) | Artist, professor |
Movement | Abstract expressionism, constructivism |
Sidney Alexander Gordin (1918–1996) was a Russian-born American artist and educator, known for his abstract paintings, prints, and sculptures. [1] [2] [3] He was a Professor Emeritus at University of California, Berkeley, where he taught from 1958 to 1986. [4] [5] Gordin was associated with abstract expressionism and constructivism. [6] [7]
Gordin was born on October 24, 1918, in Chelyabinsk, Russian Republic. [4] [8] When he was born the Russian Empire had recently collapsed due to the Russian Revolution. His family migrated to Shanghai, and later Harbin in Heilongjiang province, China. [9] In 1922, at the age of 4, his family moved to Brooklyn, New York City, New York. [4]
Gordin graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School. [9] He attended Brooklyn Museum Art School in 1935 to 1936; followed by study at Cooper Union in 1937 to 1941, where he graduated. [10] [4] [11]
Gordin's first group exhibition was in 1951 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, named "American Sculpture 1951". [4] That same year in 1951, Gordin's first solo show was held at Bennington College in Vermont. [4] In 1954, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) hosted the "Play Sculpture Competition", Gordin had participated and won third place with "Tunnel Maze" (1954). [12] His "Tunnel Maze" was judged as most successful for play, safety, and ease; and subsequently was manufactured by Creative Playthings. [13] [14]
In 1958, he moved to California. In 1960, Gordin acquired an art studio in Provincetown, Massachusetts, while still maintaining his home in California. [4] In the 1960s, "The Breakfast Group" was founded by Elmer Bischoff and Gordin. [15] The group was made up of Berkeley-based artists who met weekly to talk art over breakfast, the group held several group exhibitions. [15]
In 1959, he had his first solo exhibition in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Dilexi Gallery of San Francisco founded by Jim Newman. [4] In 1992, he was awarded the Maggie Kuhn Award by Presbyterian Senior Services, for being a role model in aging. [5]
He briefly taught in schools in New York state including at Brooklyn College, Pratt Institute, Sarah Lawrence College, and the New School for Social Research. [2] [16] Gordin moved to California in 1958 to start a teaching position at University of California, Berkeley, where he remained until 1986. [16] He was a full professor from 1967 to 1986, and served as the department chair. [4] [16] [17]
He died on January 28, 1996, at home in Berkeley. [5] His memorial service was held at Kroeber Hall on the U.C. Berkeley campus. [5]
His work can be found in public museum collections include at the Whiney Museum of American Art, [2] [18] Museum of Modern Art, [2] [19] the Art Institute of Chicago, [5] [20] Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, [10] Lowe Art Museum, [10] San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, [21] Chrysler Museum of Art, [22] Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, [23] Brooklyn Museum, [24] Farnsworth Art Museum, [25] and Oakland Museum of California. [10]
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