Artist

Cleo Hartwig

born Webberville, MI 1911-died New York City 1988
Born
Webberville, Michigan, United States
Died
New York, New York, United States
Biography

Cleo Hartwig took her subject matter from her experiences as a youth in rural Michigan. She often carved infant animals and germinating plants from wood or stone. These sculptures of eggs, seeds, and chrysalises capture a sense of energy and the promise of life. Hartwig attended Western Michigan University, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the International School of Art; in 1951 she married sculptor Vincent Glinsky, a founding member of the Sculptors Guild in Manhattan. Hartwig taught sculpture at the Montclair Art Museum from 1945 to 1971.

Works by this artist (31 items)

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Paul Wayland Bartlett, Poetry (bust of figure on front facade of New York Public Library, ca. 1915, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III, 1958.11.14
Poetry (bust of figure on front facade of New York Public…
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Dateca. 1915
bronze
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Paul Wayland Bartlett, Head of Marquis de Lafayette (Lafayette Monument, Paris, France), modeled 1899-1907, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III, 1958.11.8
Head of Marquis de Lafayette (Lafayette Monument, Paris,…
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Datemodeled 1899-1907
bronze
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Paul Wayland Bartlett, Bohemian Bear Tamer, modeled 1887, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary O. Bowditch, 1961.4.1
Bohemian Bear Tamer
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Datemodeled 1887
bronze
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Paul Wayland Bartlett, Woman Knitting, modeled 1885, cast 1895, bronze mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III, 1958.11.25
Woman Knitting
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Datemodeled 1885, cast 1895
bronze mounted on wood
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