Gordon Chandler (born 1953) is an American sculptor who was born in

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. He attended the

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before receiving a BFA in sculpture from

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(1974) and an MFA in sculpture from the

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(1975).Gordon Chandler - Resumé
, Lois Lambert Gallery, Santa Monica, California Chandler creates

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, usable furniture, and various sculptures out of salvaged metal.

Collections

His ''Bench No. 1690'', in the collection of the

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is an example of his salvaged metal furniture. His work is included in the collections of the Georgia Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum ( LaGrange, Georgia), the

, the

National Ornamental Metal Museum The Metal Museum, formerly called the National Ornamental Metal Museum, is a museum in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by artist-blacksmith James Wallace, the museum is devoted to exhibitions of metalwork and public programs featuring metalsmiths. ...

(Memphis, Tennessee), and the

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(Woodside, California) are among the public collections holding work by Chandler.

Footnotes

20th-century American sculptors Modern sculptors 1953 births Living people University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni Syracuse University alumni 21st-century American sculptors Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture alumni {{US-sculptor-stub