Tony Rosenthal

Tony Rosenthal
Birth name	Bernard Rosenthal
Born	August 9, 1914(1914-08-09) Highland Park, IL
Died	July 28, 2009(2009-07-28) (aged 94) Southampton, NY
Nationality	American
Field	American abstract sculptor.
Training	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Movement	American abstract expressionism

Bernard J. Rosenthal (August 9, 1914 - July 28, 2009),^[1] also known as Tony Rosenthal, was an American abstract sculptor. He was the creator of the outdoor cube, Alamo that: “established him as a master of monumental public sculpture, and something of a standard bearer of the contemporary structurist esthetic.”^[2] He stated:

”It is…important to me that the sculpture interact with the public.”^[3]

Contents 1 Biography 2 Monumental Sculptures in public places 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Biography

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Tony Rosenthal was born August 9, 1914 in Highland Park, IL, a suburb of Chicago.

Studied:

• 1930-1932: attended evening and Saturday sculpture classes at The Art Institute of Chicago.;
• 1932-1936: attended University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI where he graduated with a B.A.;
• 1936: studied with Archipenko in Chicago;
• 1939: attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art, in Bloomfield Hills, MI where he studied with Carl Milles.

Military Service in World War II:

• 1942-1946: He served in the US Army; attended Corps of Engineers Officer Candidate School in Virginia. Later he became unit commander in England.

Teaching Positions:

• 1945: He taught at the American University for the education of GIs, Biarritz, France;
• 1953: He taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Monumental Sculptures in public places

Rosenthal was best known for his large outdoor geometric abstract sculptures. His works in public places include:

• Nubian Slave, installed at the 1939 New York World's Fair
• Alamo, Astor Place, New York City, 1967
• Endover (replica of Alamo), at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, 1967
• Odyssey I, Open Air Museum of Sculpture, Antwerp, Belgium, 1967
• Kepaakala (Sun Disc), Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969
• Rondo, 59th Street off Park Avenue in New York City, 1969
• 5 in 1, 1 Police Plaza in New York City, 1974
• Big Six, 1975, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, 1975
• Hammarskjold, Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, 1977
• Pass-Thru, Hofstra University, 1988
• JS Bach Variation #9, Ravinia Park, Highland Park, Illinois, 1990

Tony Rosenthal died in Southampton, NY on July 28, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Dillon Rosenthal.

See also

• Harold Harby, Los Angeles City Council member who denounced Rosenthal's statuary for the Los Angeles Police Building
• Earle D. Baker (1888-1987), Los Angeles City Council member who introduced a resolution to remove the Los Angeles Police Building statuary

References

• Hunter, Sam, Tony Rosenthal, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 2001, ISBN 0847823164
• Wight, Frederick S., Bernard Rosenthal, New York: Catherine Viviano, 1958.
• Marika Herskovic, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. pp. 290–293

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External links

• Tony Rosenthal's official website

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Name	Rosenthal, Bernard
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Date of birth	August 9, 1914
Place of birth	Highland Park, IL
Date of death	July 28, 2009
Place of death	Southampton, NY