Milton Hebald New York, California (1917 - 2015) Mother and Child, 1971 life size carved wood sculpture signed and dated on base. Biography from the Archives of askART: A sculptor working primarily in bronze but also in plaster, terracotta, and wood, Milton Hebald did figural pieces that have strong diagonal lines and Baroque theatricality. He was interested in the roots of sculpture from the eastern Mediterranean tradition through the Renaissance and Baroque periods, especially Bernini of Rome. His most famous work is the Zodiac group, a 220-foot-long bronze in the Pan American Terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport. At one time it was the world's largest sculpture. Another of his subjects was the novelist James Joyce of whom he did a life-size portrait, which marks the author's grave in Zurich, Switzerland. He also sculpted characters from the Greek tale of "Ulysses" and created the bust of Richard Tucker at Lincoln Center. Hebald was born and raised in New York City, and studied there at the Art Students League, the National Academy of Design, and the Beaux-Arts Institute. During the Depression, he worked for the WPA, and his first one-person show was in 1937 at the American Artists Congress Gallery. He also exhibited regularly at the Whitney Museum. After 1955, he was active in Rome, Italy, when he was awarded the Prix-de-Rome to the American Academy in Rome. Later he moved to Lago di Bracciano until 2004, when he returned to the United States. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is from the artist: Milton Elting Hebald, sculptor, print maker Born: May 24, 1917, New York City, USA Awards: Prix de Rome 1956-1958 !st prize NY dept of Public Works T.B.Hospital, Bronx, NY and others Selected Exhibitions; 1972-1999, Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida 1999 A 1958-75 Nordness Gallery, New York 1971-98 Heritage Gallery Los Angeles Schneider Galleria, Roma, Randall Gallery, New York Auschhaug Verlag Oslo and many others Public work: Zodiac Screen, Pan American Terminal, JFK airport, NYC, James Joyce Monument, Zurich Switzerland, Romeo &Juliet, &Tempest Groups Delacort Theater, Central Park, NYC Dancing Family group, Jewish Community Center, Washington, DC. Milano, Pergola, Italy. Trevignano, Italy and many others Illustrations: An Alphabestiary, John Ciardi J.B. Lippincott co. NYC .1965 An Alphabestiary by John Ciardi, Kanthos press, color lithographs limited edition 100 copies Sounds and Shapes by Paul Sheftel. University Society, NYC,1970 Monograph: Milton Hebald by Frank Getlein, 1971, Viking Press, New York 66" x 13 x 12