Richard MacDonald
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Richard MacDonald (born 1946)
Career
Educated in painting and illustration at the
Method

MacDonald's work portrays "the beauty of the human body and the spirit that drives it."
Monuments
The Flair
For the
Momentum
Momentum is a 15-foot-tall, 10,000-pound sculpture sitting atop a 22,000-pound granite base, installed at the Peter Hay Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California to commemorate the 100th U.S. Open Golf Championship. The sculpture accurately portrays the mechanics of an ideal golfer swing. The granite base features the names of the first 100 winners of the U.S. Open. The reverse side provides space for the next hundred winners.[10]
The Grand Coda
MacDonald started work on The Grand Coda, in late 2008, early 2009, a memorial to Dame Ninette de Valois, founder of The Royal Ballet and The Royal Ballet School. The monument was to be installed at White Lodge in Richmond Park, London, England, a historic royal retreat that is now home to The Royal Ballet School. [11]
Additional commissions
Additional monument commissions include: Rain, City of Concord, California, 1992; Secretary of State William H. Seward, Z. J. Loussac Public Library, Anchorage, Alaska, 1990; Architectonica, MGM Film Group, Inc., MGM Corporate Center, 1987; Stephen F. Austin, Texas Susquicentennial, Stephen F. Austin University, Austin, Texas, 1986; and The Gymnast, permanent collection of The National Art Museum of Sport, 1986.[6]
References
- ^ "Richard MacDonald". artnet.com. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ "The art of Richard Macdonald presented by Cirque du Soleil". cirquedusoleil.com.
- ^ "THE ART OF RICHARD MACDONALD PRESENTED BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL". vegas.com.
- ^ "MacDonald's Cirque du Soleil figures are 'Larger than Life'". ocregister.com.
- ^ Beguiled by the Figure by Jonathon Keats, Art & Antiques Magazine, 2007
- ^ a b c Richard MacDonald, Fall, 2002, Sculpture Review Magazine.
- ^ a b c Metal Guru by Ryan Masters, Monterey County Weekly Magazine, May 19, 2005
- ^ Carving Beauty into the Lives of Others by Charleen Earley, 65 Degrees Magazine, Winter, 2009
- ^ USG Statues Georgia Info, State of Georgia
- ^ USA Today article, June 19, 2000
- ^ Top sculptor to create Memorial to Founder of The Royal Ballet School 15 September 2010
- Cirque du Sculpture, American Art Collector Magazine, 2007
- Spirit of Life by Laurie McLaughlin, ArtSpace Magazine, December 2006
- Richard MacDonald, Collected Works by RMD, Hudson Hills Press
- Southern Accents Magazine, November/December 1984
- Art Talk, January 1996
- American Artist Magazine, August 1996
- Southwest Art Magazine, July 1997
- American Artist Magazine, November 1999
- Richard MacDonald Sculpture, September 1999
- The World and I, Vol. 16, No. 5, 2001
Sources
- Richard MacDonald, 1999, Gardner Lithograph Press ISBN 0-9673425-0-3
- City of Art, Kansas City’s Public Art, 2001
- International Encyclopedia Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, 2000-2001
- New Mexico Millennium Collection, 2002