‘Susan’, a large portrait by sculptor Philip Grausman on the grounds of the West Hartford art League. Installed in September 2012,

“SUSAN” BY PHILIP GRAUSMAN

Fiberglass. Installed in September, 2012.

About: Philip Grausman is an American sculptor who continues to push the limits of the time-honored portrait in art. Grausman has had a successful career teaching at Yale University. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Wadsworth Atheneum. He currently resides in Washington, CT.

From Wikipedia

Philip Grausman (born July 16, 1935) is an American sculptor who continues to push the limits of the time-honored portrait in art.

Grausman’s early work focused on natural forms representing buds and seeds, and this exploration led him to the underlying structure and form of the human head. His monumental heads of fiberglass display a subtle hand, and the lack of detail makes a stunning presentation. He also continues to create reductivist portraits at normal scale, experimenting with various metals with matte finishes to accomplish his vision.

Grausman has received numerous awards, including the Rome Prize in Sculpture, a Ford Foundation Purchase Award, and grants from the National Institute of Arts and Letters and The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation among others. His many solo and group exhibitions of sculpture and drawings have been displayed throughout the U.S.

• Fiberglass
• Public Art
• Sculpture