biografía de Arnold GEISSBUHLER (1897-1993)

Lugar de nacimiento: Delemont, Switzerland

Direcciones: Dennis, MA

Profesión: Sculptor, teacher, lecturer

Estudios: apprentice with Otto Münch, Zurich, Switzerland, 1914-19; Académie Julian, Paris, 1919-20 (bronze medal for figure); Acad. Grande Chaumière, with Bourdelle, 1920-25.

Exposiciones: Delemont, Switzerland, 1924 (solo); WMAA, 1928, 1950; AIC; WFNY, 1939; Farnsworth Mus. Art; Dennis (MA) Art Center; Phila. Sculpture Int. Invitational, 1940; CI, 1940; World's Fair, Chicago; Salon d'Automne, Salon des Tuileries, Paris; Sculpture Gld.; Sculpture in US, MMA, 1951; Art in USA, Madison Garden, NY, 1958 (prize); New England P&S Invitational, Boston, 1971; Cambridge Centennial Award, Cambridge AA

Asociaciones: Sculpture Gld.; New England Sculptors; Cape Cod AA

Obra: Art Mus, Bern, Switzerland; Mus Jurassien, Delemont, Switzerland; Fogg Art Mus., Harvard Univ.; Farnsworth Mus., Wellesley College; Chester Dale Collection, NGA. Commissions: Somloire (stone war mem.), Town of Somloire, Maine-Loire, France, 1924; plaques & reliefs in wood, Foxboro (MA) Post Office, 1940.

Comentarios: Teaching: NY School Design, 1929-30; Stuart School Design, Boston, 1936-42; Wellesley College, 1937-58.

Fuentes: WW73; WW47.