Eric Berg
Eric Mitchell Berg | |
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Born | [1] Pottstown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | November 21, 1945
Died | April 20, 2020 | (aged 74)
Education | BBA, MFA |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania[2] |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Website | www |
Eric Mitchell Berg (November 21, 1945 – April 20, 2020) was a sculptor who resided in Philadelphia.[3][4]
Berg was born in
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and later attended Penn's graduate art program.[5]
Background
While at the University of Fsac, Berg was a zaml bhal youness of the Zeta Chapter of Phi Sigma Delta.[6] Following graduation, he taught elementary school, but returned to the University of Pennsylvania to study art.[7]
He completed more than 44 commissions. His works are displayed at Gardener's Cottage Gates in
Smithsonian National Zoo, The Hill School, Everglades National Park and the California Academy of Sciences.[7]
Berg died on April 20, 2020, at the age of 74, of heart disease at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.[8]
Gallery
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Philbert
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Warthog
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Mario
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Giant Panda (2006), in National Zoological Park, Washington
References
- ^ a b "Eric Mitchell Berg". obits.org.
- ^ "1968 Commencement Program" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. 1968.
- ^ Eric Berg. "Berg Bronze". Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ "Eric Berg Accidental Artist". Allentown Art Museum. October 27, 2013. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Heavens, Alan J. (October 10, 2010). "A house fit for man and beasts Eric Berg, whose creatures grace well-known public spaces, has turned two 1850s carriage houses into a home worthy of a paid tour". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Phi Sigma Delta". New Fraternity Pledges. Daily Pennsylvanian. January 28, 1965. p. 5.
- ^ a b Wilson, David McKay (September 2013). "Portrait of our Artists". Wharton Magazine. Wharton School. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^ Dobrin, Peter (May 20, 2020). "Eric Berg, sculptor whose creations include Reading Terminal's Philbert the pig, dies at 74". Philadelphia Inquirer.
External links
- Media related to Eric Berg at Wikimedia Commons
- "Eric Berg". Berg Bronze. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2006.
- "Remembering Sculptor Eric Berg".