Peter Agostini
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Peter Agostini was an American sculptor.
in 1935 and 1936.
He taught sculpture and painting at the New York Studio School, Columbia University
, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
, and the Parsons School of Design.
His works are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
, the Whitney Museum of American Art
, the Museum of Modern Art
, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
and the Walker Art Center
.
Life
He studied at the Leonardo da Vinci Art SchoolLeonardo da Vinci Art School
The Leonardo Da Vinci Art School was an art school founded in New York City , whose most famous student was Isamu Noguchi and whose director was sculptor and poet Onorio Ruotolo.-First Decade:...
in 1935 and 1936.
He taught sculpture and painting at the New York Studio School, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
, and the Parsons School of Design.
His works are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
, the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, the Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is an art museum beside the National Mall, in Washington, D.C., the United States. The museum was initially endowed during the 1960s with the permanent art collection of Joseph H. Hirshhorn. It was designed by architect Gordon Bunshaft and is part of the...
and the Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center
The Walker Art Center is a contemporary art center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is considered one of the nation's "big five" museums for modern art along with the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum and the Hirshhorn...
.
External links
- "Oral history interview with Peter Agostini, 1968", Archives of American Art
- "Peter Agostini", Artist Profile Project, January 31, 2010
- http://www.artnet.com/artists/peter-agostini/past-auction-results
- http://www.anitashapolskygallery.com/agostini.html
- http://artcritical.com/2006/06/01/peter-agostini/