12.+Duane+Hanson

1. Birthplace and Dates of Birth (and Death, if appropriate)
January 17, 1925 – January 6, 1996, Alexandria, Minnesota

2. Art movement (for example, Abstract Expressionism)
Pop Art and Hyperrealism

3. Where did they study or who did they apprentice with?
Luther College, University of Washington, Macalaster College. After working as a high school art teacher for a while, he got a Masters degree of Fine Arts from the Cranbook Academy of Art.

4. Who or what influenced their work?
French Realists such as Honore Daumier and Jean Francois Millet inspired him. Issues in America.

5. What made their work unique? Describe their style of artwork.
His work was extremely realistic. He made his sculptures out of fiberglass and vinyl and then went to second-hand clothing stores to dress his sculptures.

6. Is there any interesting story of their life you can share?
He sometimes put his kids in sculptures he made. He hated to be called a Photorealist, he thought of himself as a Vernacularist.

7. Include a quote by or about the artist.
"I have nothing to do with it, and have suffered from it. When I went to art school, realism was a no-no. You always had to use your imagination and never copy. I see more inside these sculptures than outside. That is what I manipulate to make forms look right and achieve a credibility. I never wanted to be tradition-bound to so-called 'realist' concepts or procedures. I don't even like to discuss it."