Ursula von Rydingsvard

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Ursula von Rydingsvard is a Polish-American sculptor renowned for her monumental, hand-carved cedar wood sculptures that explore memory, identity, and the natural world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artist
contemporary artist
person
sculptor
artMedium bronze
cedar wood
graphite
paper
resin
awardReceived American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Art
Guggenheim Fellowship
Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center
National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture
birthCountry Germany
birthDate 1942-07-26
birthPlace Deensen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
degree Master of Fine Arts
educatedAt Columbia University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Miami
employer Teachers College, Columbia University
surface form: Columbia University (teaching)

Yale University faculty
surface form: Yale University (visiting faculty)
ethnicOrigin Polish
familyName Ursula von Rydingsvard self-linksurface differs
surface form: von Rydingsvard
fieldOfWork public art
sculpture
gender female
givenName Ursula
hasWorkInCollection Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
National Gallery of Art
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Storm King Art Center
Walker Art Center
Whitney Museum of American Art
languageOfWork English
living true
movement contemporary art
name Ursula von Rydingsvard self-link
nationality Polish-American
notableFor hand-carved wooden sculptures
monumental cedar wood sculptures
notableWork Blackened Word
Bronze Bowl with Lace
Damski Czepek
Descending
Droga
Dumma
Five Cones
For Paul
Katul Katul
Luba
Mama
Ocean Voices
Ona
Uroda
Z Boku
primaryTheme identity
memory
the natural world
trauma of war and displacement
relative Paul Greengard
residence New York City
spouse Paul Greengard
style monumental sculpture
subjectOf documentary film "Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own"
technique hand-carving
laminated wood construction
workLocation New York City

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Storm King Art Center hasArtistInCollection Ursula von Rydingsvard
Paul Greengard spouse Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard name Ursula von Rydingsvard self-link
Ursula von Rydingsvard familyName Ursula von Rydingsvard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: von Rydingsvard