Following is The New York Times obituary of the artist, by Randy Kennedy, published December 21, 2011
"John Chamberlain, Who Wrested Rough Magic From Scrap Metal, Dies at 84"
John Chamberlain, who almost single handedly gave automotive metal a place in the history of sculpture, smashing and twisting together a poetic fusion of Abstract Expressionism and Pop from fenders, fins, bumpers and hoods, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 84.
His wife, Prudence Fairweather (showing 500 of 17005 characters). |
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John Chamberlain is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
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