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American sculptor
Win Knowlton
Born1953
Boston, MA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materParsons School of Design
Known forsculpture
Stylepost-minimalism
Parents
AwardsGuggenheim fellowship
Websitewinknowlton.com

Win Knowlton (born 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American sculptor.

Early life and education

Knowlton is the son of the sculptor Grace Knowlton and Winthrop Knowlton, an investment banker. He received a BFA from the Parson's School of Design in New York City in 1978.

Exhibitions

Knowlton has exhibited his work widely in the United States and abroad. In 1986, he was commissioned to produce an installation for the inaugural installment of the Museum of Modern Art's Project Room series. In 2002, Knowlton had a show at MoMA/PS1, titled Birds, Blocks, Bamboo.

Collections

Knowlton's work is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, among others.

Awards and honors

References

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  2. ^ "Win Knowlton CV". Retrieved 4 September 2021.
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  4. "Win Knowlton biography". ArtNet. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. "Projects 1: Win Knowlton". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  6. Yau, John (Summer 1986). "Win Knowlton, Museum of Modern Art". Artforum. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. "Special Projects (Summer 2002): Win Knowlton: Birds Blocks Bamboo". MoMA/PS1. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. "Win Knowlton". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. "Win Knowlton Nubian Night 1990". The Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. "Win Knowlton Smoking Pipe I 1989". The Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  11. "Win Knowlton, Untitled (stack)". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  12. "Win Knowlton Plowman 1984". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  13. "Win Knowlton - Fellow awarded 1991". Retrieved 4 September 2021.



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