Richard Beyer
Richard Beyer | |
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| Born | July 26, 1925 New York, New York |
| Known for | Public sculpture |
| Notable work | Waiting for the Interurban |
| Website | richbeyersculpture |
Richard Sternoff Beyer (July 26, 1925 – April 9, 2012) was an American sculptor from Pateros, Washington. Between 1968 and 2006, Beyer made over 90 sculptures.
Biography
Beyer was born in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 1925.[1] He was raised in Virginia and graduated from Fairfax High School in 1943.[2]
Beyer enlisted in the U.S. Army in World War II, and served from 1944 to 1946,[3] and was in the Battle of the Bulge.[4]
Beyer earned a degree in social sciences from Columbia University,[5] He moved to Seattle to work on an economics Ph.D. at University of Washington but did not complete the program.[5]
At age 75, in 2001, Beyer suffered a stroke, but he continued to create art.[6] He died in New York City on April 9, 2012, after a stroke.[1]
Work
Beyer was best known for his sculpture
Other sculptures by Beyer include a statue of Ivar Haglund in Seattle (Ivar Feeding the Gulls, 1988), several sculptures in Kirkland, Washington, a statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus, Georgia,[9] a sculpture of a bull sitting on a bench in Ellensburg, Washington,[8] a sculpture of a fisherman kissing a fish in Des Moines, Washington,[6] and a sculpture of a kissing couple in Olympia, Washington described as "perhaps Olympia's most popular and well-known piece of public art".[10] The Traveler (nicknamed "Art") is installed in Bend.
Further reading
- Beyer, Margaret, W. (1999). The Art People Love: Stories of Richard S. Beyer's Life and His Sculpture. ISBN 0-87422-184-6.)
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References
- ^ a b Lynn Thompson (April 12, 2012), "Obituary", The Seattle Times
- ^ Biography - early years, Rich Beyer official website, retrieved 2012-09-29
- ^ Biography - Army, Rich Beyer official website, retrieved 2012-09-29
- ^ Jefferson Robbins (January 13, 2005), "Casts of character: Artist Richard Beyer looks back at his legacy", Wenatchee World, retrieved 2012-09-29
- ^ a b Mike Irwin (April 12, 2012), "Coyote mourns: Sculptor Rich Beyer filled NCW with beloved public art", Wenatchee World, retrieved 2012-09-29
- ^ Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Ramsey, Bruce (October 10, 1996). "The story behind "Waiting for the Interurban"". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Seattle Times. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "New Art For The New World". Seattle Times. October 10, 1993. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ John Dodge (April 15, 2012), "Things are waking up at Horsefeathers Farm", The Olympian, retrieved 2014-02-06
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