James Clover

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James Clover was born in Iowa in 1938. An internationally known sculptor and consummate academician, he taught drawing and sculpture for 30 years. His work is almost exclusively steel or bronze constructions with various welding, paint, and burnishing treatments. The whimsical forms are often a riotous chaos of white geometric shapes that climb into the air. Several U.S. cities boast sculpture parks which host the work of both Clover and, like Alexander Calder, Clover's creations are no strangers to College campuses. In 1998, a major Clover installation was completed by Emory University in Atlanta. Dozens of savvy private collectors also own Clover creations. He moved his studio from Michigan to St. Thomas, USVI, in 2000. Now, he utilizes his talents producing body art and modification.

Heaven and Earth Grand Valley State Campus, Allendale, MI

Untitled Grand Valley State Campus, Allendale, MI

[edit] Monumental Sculptures and Public Works

[edit] United States

Georgia

• The Wave, 1974, Emory University, Atlanta
• Untitled, 1973, Frankie Allen Park, Atlanta
• Untitled, 1967, West End Performing Art Center, Atlanta

Michigan

• Heaven and Earth, 1991, Grand Valley State Campus, Allendale
• Study (Fish), 1991, Grand Valley State Campus, Allendale
• Looking to the Future, 1987, Grand Valley State Campus, Allendale
• Untitled, 1987, Grand Valley State Campus, Allendale
• Dancing Fish, 1993, Baldwin Public Library, Birmingham
• (Birds, Fish and Waves), Grand Haven
• Dragon, Roger Miller, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• The River's Edge, 1989, Grand Valley State Campus-Downtown, Grand Rapids
• Sculpture with Stars, 1992, SPX Corporation, Muskegon
• The Marsh, 1986, Lakeland Medical Center, St. Joseph

Mississippi

• Jackson Sculpture, 1971, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson

Ohio

• Wind Wave, 1977, Morrill Hall, Ohio State University, Marion

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