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Martin Puryear: Quick Facts

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Facts

Born May 23, 1941 (age 85) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Awards And Honors Yaddo Artist Medal (2016) • National Medal of Arts (2011)
Notable Works “Big Bling” • “Big Phrygian” • “Ladder for Booker T. Washington”

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Lever #3, painted ponderosa pine by Martin Puryear, 1989; in the McKee Gallery, New York City. 8412 × 162 × 13 inches.
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