Murray Dewart
Murray Dewart (born September 19, 1947) is an American sculptor best known for his large gate-like structures in granite and bronze. Dewart's sculptures are often created for site-specific locations and installed in parks and gardens. His work is in more than thirty museums and public collections around the world. He is the editor of the Random House anthology ''Poems About Sculpture''. Early life and education Dewart was born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in 1947. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were Protestant clergymen. Raised in Boston, Dewart attended the Dexter School, Milton Academy and Harvard College, where he studied sculpture with William Reimann. After graduating with honors in 1970, Dewart lived in rural Vermont and New Hampshire for seven years before returning to Boston. The solitude of the country sparked his interest in building a community of sculptors, which evolved into the Boston Sculptors Gallery. Founded in 1992, it is one of the only sculptor ...
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