Courtesy J. Fred Woell
- Name
- J. Fred Woell
- Also Known as
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James Frederick WoellJames Fred WoellFred Woell
- Born
- Evergreen Park, Illinois
- Died
- Deer Isle, Maine
- born Evergreen Park, IL 1934-died Deer Isle, ME 2015
- Nationalities
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American
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J. Fred Woell was told by the art galleries of New York to “use gold or forget it.” The artist felt strongly that material should not determine a work’s value, and so began to create “anti-jewelry.” He explores themes of consumerism and violence in his humorous assemblages of discarded objects.
