Abbott Lawrence Pattison

Abbott Lawrence Pattison (1916 Chicago - 1999) was an American sculptor and abstract artist.

Life

He studied at the School of Fine Arts at Yale University, graduating with a BA and BFA. He served in the US Navy in World War II. After the war he taught at the Art Institute of Chicago.

He lived in Winnetka, Illinois, from 1958 until 1993 after which he moved to Maine.

His papers are held at the Archives of American Art.[1]

In 1942 his sculpture, Kneeling Women, won a Frank G Logan prize of $500 at the 46th annual Chicago and Vicinity exhibition of the Art Institute of Chicago.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/abbott-pattison-papers-8930
  2. ↑ "Art: Mrs. Logan Keeps Mum". Time. March 23, 1942.

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