Marilyn Lanfear (December 27, 1930 - January 19, 2020) was an American sculptor and performance artist.[1]
Marilyn Lanfear | |
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Born | December 27, 1930 Waco, TX |
Died | January 19, 2020 |
Education | University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas at Austin |
Occupation | Artists |
Life
editLanfear was born in Waco, Texas, and raised in Corpus Christi.[2] She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Texas and received an MFA from the University of Texas San Antonio in 1978.[3][4] She married, raised a family, and lived in New York City for some years.[4] After her return to Texas, she became a resident of San Antonio, where she showed much of her work.[2][5]
Work
editHer work has been shown in many venues in Texas,[6] as well as some outside the United States. Her art is strongly autobiographical and sociological.[3][7] Her work is also influenced by the theme of family.[8] Her works are exhibited in the permanent collections of the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Obituary for Marilyn Terry Lanfear". Porter Loring Mortuaries. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Marilyn Lanfear tells many stories". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ a b Jules Heller; Nancy G. Heller (19 December 2013). North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2089–. ISBN 978-1-135-63889-4.
- ^ a b Sweeney, Gary. "Artist on Artist: Gary Sweeney Interviews Marilyn Lanfear". Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ PechaKucha SA (18 January 2015). "Marilyn Lanfear at PechaKucha San Antonio Vol 16". Retrieved 9 February 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Marilyn Lanfear: Material Memory - Past Exhibition - San Antonio Museum of Art". www.samuseum.org.
- ^ The New Art Examiner. New Art Association. 1985.
- ^ "Family stories help fuel much of Marilyn Lanfear's art - ExpressNews.com". www.expressnews.com. 11 September 2018.