Artist

Michael Bauermeister

born Indianapolis, IN 1957
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Born
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Active in
  • Augusta, Missouri, United States
Biography

Michael Bauermeister knew by sixth grade that he wanted to be an artist because he loved making clay figures in art class. After high school, he studied art and sculpture at St. Louis Community College before enrolling at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. He soon found the program to be too conceptual, so he transferred to the Kansas City Art Institute, where he focused on wood as a medium. Bauermeister uses woods native to Missouri, where he lives, and is careful not to waste the material. He salvages most of his wood from a local urban log recycling company, which he prefers over "boring" commercially grown stock. (Jim Winnerman, "Augusta sculptor makes magic with salvaged wood," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 9, 2010 [online])

Works by this artist (33 items)

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Albert Laessle, First Step, 1909, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.91
First Step
Artist
Date1909
bronze on marble base
On view
Albert Laessle, La Source, 1909, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.94
La Source
Artist
Date1909
bronze on marble base
On view
Albert Laessle, Crawling Squirrel, ca. 1916, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.83
Crawling Squirrel
Artist
Dateca. 1916
bronze on marble base
On view
Albert Laessle, Rabbit Leaping, ca. 1916, bronze on marble base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the heirs of Albert Laessle: Mrs. Albertine de Bempt Laessle, Mr. Albert M. Laessle and Mr. Paul Laessle, 1972.167.88
Rabbit Leaping
Artist
Dateca. 1916
bronze on marble base
On view