Lyman Kipp

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name = Lyman E. Kipp, Jr.


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birthdate = 1929
location = Dobbs Ferry, NY
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nationality = American
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A sculptor and painter who creates pieces that are composed of strong vertical and horizontal objects and are often painted in bold primary colors recalling arrangements by De Stijl Constructivists. Kipp is an important figure in the development of the Primary Structure 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, Kenneth Snelson, John Raymond Henry and Charles Ginnever.

Kipp's health has declined in recent years and chances are high that no new work will be created.

Education/Teaching/Grants

1950 - 1952 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1952 - 1954 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan
1960 - 1963 Bennington College, Vermont
1962 - 1963 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1963 - 1968 Hunter College, NYC
1966 Dartmouth College, NH (Visiting Artist)
1967 Summer Research Grant, City University of New York
1968 - 1975 Lehman College, NYC (Chairman - 1968 - 1974)
1975 - 1978 Hunter College, NYC (Chairman)
1978 - 1985 Hunter College, NYC
1985 Hunter College, NYC (Professor Emeritus)
1966 Guggenheim Fellowship
1966 Fulbright Grant
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, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Arizona

* "Hudson Bay", 1968, Museum of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson

California

* "Trap II", 1965, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
* "Chickasaw", 1977, California State University, San Bernadino
* "Highline", 1976, Federal Building & Post Office, Van Nuys

District of Columbia

* "Alternate Design for Highline", 1975, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
* "Salamanca", 1969, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington

Florida

* "Dollbaby", 1991, Pinewood Park, Largo
* "Levenworth", 1978, Pinewood Park, Largo
* "D", Greynolds Park, North Miami Beach
* "Tonawanda", 1977, Am South Bank, Naples
* "Kenosha", 1984, von Liebig Art Center, Naples
* "Untitled"(blue/red), 1984, von Liebig Art Center, Naples
* "Untitled"(black/red), 1984, von Liebig Art Center, Naples

Massachusetts

* "Auro", 1965, List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
* "Bartar", 1968, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover
* "Median II", 1963, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover

Michigan

* "No. 1-1959", 1959, Museum of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
* "Oshkosh", 1978, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
* "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, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

New York

* "Wild Rice", 1967, Empire State West Plaza, Albany
* "Directional I", 1962, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
* "Flat Rate II", 1962, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
* "Trianon", 1963, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
* "Lockport 1977", 1977, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
* "Untitled", , Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
* "Placid", 1978, Sewage Treatment Plant, Lake Placid

New Jersey

* "Yoakum Jack", 1977, William Paterson University, Wayne

Pennsylvania

* "Music Box", 1956, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
* "Manly", 1980, Hartwood Acres Park, Pittsburgh
* "Wink", 1980, Penn State University, University Park

Wisconsin

* "Bullfinch", 1968, Lakefront Sculpture Park, Milwaukee