Alfred Van Loen, New York / Germany (1924 - 1994), Pregnant Cat of Bleeker Street, carved marble
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Alfred Van Loen New York / Germany (1924 - 1994) Pregnant Cat of Bleeker Street carved marble sculpture signed to under side of body. Chip to the ear and at base of three feet with other surface wear. Biography from ART Price: Birth place: Oberhausen-Osterfeld, Germany Addresses: NYC; Huntington Sta, NY Profession: Sculptor, educator Studied: Royal Acad. Art, Amsterdam, Holland, 1941-46. Exhibited: PAFA Ann., 1950, 1954, 1960; NAD, 1964; WMAA,1957, 1967; Emil Walters Gal., NYC, 1968; Stony Brook Mus., 1968; Heckshere Mus., Huntington, NY, 1971; Harbor Gal., Cold Spring Harbor, NY, 1970s. Awards: first prize, Village AC, 1949; Louissa Robbins Award, Silvermine Guild Artists, 1956; first prize sculpture, Am. Soc. Contemporary Artists, 1964. Member: AEA; Am. Soc. Contemp Artists; Am. Crafts Council; Long Island Univ. Pioneer Club; Huntington Artists Group. Work: MMA; MoMA; Brooklyn Mus., NY; Nat. Mus., Jerusalem, Israel. Commissions: brass fountain, James White Community Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 1958; Peace Window, Community Church, New York, 1963; Crescendo, State Univ. NY Agric. & Tech. College Farmingdale, 1969; Jacob's Dream (brass), Little Neck Jewish Center, NY, 1970; bronze & acrylic portrait of Guy Lombardo, Hall of Fame, Stony Brook, NY, 1972. Comments: Preferred media: stone, acrylic. Publications: author, "Simple Methods of Sculpture," Channel Press, 1958; author, "Instructions to Sculpture," C.W. Post College, 1966; author, "Origin of Structure and Design," Hamilton Press, 1967; author, "Drawings by Alfred Van Loen," Harbor Gallery Press, 1969. Teaching: instructor, Hunter College, 1953-54; instructor, North Shore Community ACr., NY, 1955-61; asst. professor sculpture, C.W. Post College, Long Island Univ., 1962-. Sources: WW73; Paul Moscanyi, Alfred Van Loen (Channel Press, 1960; Mark Smith, "Alfred Van Loen, Portrait," Long Island Magazine, 1964; "Sculptured Emotion of A.V.L.," Modern Castings, 1965; Falk, Exh. Record Series. 4"H x 13"W x 3 1/2"D
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Alfred Van Loen, New York / Germany (1924 - 1994), Pregnant Cat of Bleeker Street, carved marble
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