Lee Bontecou

b. 1931

Biography

Lee Bontecou is an American sculptor and printmaker and a pioneer figure in the New York art world. She kept her work consistently in a recognizable style and received broad recognition in the 1960s. Bontecou made abstract sculptures in the 1960s and 1970s and created vacuum-formed plastic fish, plants, and flower forms in the 1970s. Rich, organic shapes and powerful energy appear in her drawings, prints, and sculptures. Her work has been shown and collected in many major museums in the United States and in Europe.

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Lee Bontecou

b. 1931

Lee Bontecou

Biography

Lee Bontecou is an American sculptor and printmaker and a pioneer figure in the New York art world. She kept her work consistently in a recognizable style and received broad recognition in the 1960s. Bontecou made abstract sculptures in the 1960s and 1970s and created vacuum-formed plastic fish, plants, and flower forms in the 1970s. Rich, organic shapes and powerful energy appear in her drawings, prints, and sculptures. Her work has been shown and collected in many major museums in the United States and in Europe.

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