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Art and Legacy of Martin Puryear

Martin Puryear's sculpture "Ladder for Booker T. Washington" depicts a ladder appearing to float precariously using forced perspective. The work represents the progression of African Americans and references Booker T. Washington's life struggle and message of progress through hard work. Puryear is influenced by vernacular cultures and traditional crafts and uses simple, manual techniques to synthesize beauty without cliché in works that explore ideas like the manipulation of perception and diminution in space.

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Art and Legacy of Martin Puryear

Martin Puryear's sculpture "Ladder for Booker T. Washington" depicts a ladder appearing to float precariously using forced perspective. The work represents the progression of African Americans and references Booker T. Washington's life struggle and message of progress through hard work. Puryear is influenced by vernacular cultures and traditional crafts and uses simple, manual techniques to synthesize beauty without cliché in works that explore ideas like the manipulation of perception and diminution in space.

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Ladder for Booker T. Washington by Martin Puryear

Elements Line Space Value Color Texture Principals of Design Balance Emphasis Unity Movement

By Vasiliy Grin

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Martin Puryear

General Description/ Content Dark room with light on top 3 ft. from ground Undetectable wires Appears to float precariously Meaning Using tree sapling Forced perspective It's the ideas of diminution in space and the manipulation of that perception that interest me.... Perspective is really what the work is about.-Puryear Booker T. Washington resonance of his life, and his struggle, idea of progress for the race was a long slow progression

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Theme Progression African American people Booker Taliaferro Washington represented last generation of the black leaders born in slavery Hard work would be sufficient to propel African Americans to success and acceptance.

Martin Puryear
Art Movement Abstract Art Modernism Traditional crafts Synthesis of beauty but free of clich

Martin Puryear

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Martin Puryear Traditional materials and techniques from different cultures around the world Simplistic Creative process is crucial Sees himself in the tradition of artisans--carpenters and stonemasons--who have learned and passed on their knowledge throughout history Interested in the process of how things are created Influences - Vernacular Cultures - Handmade tools, traditional crafts, and Machu Picchu

Martin Puryear

-Born in 1941 in Washington D.C -Lives a works in Hudson Valley, New York -Wood, stone, metal, tar, wire, and brick -Unique style of art that uses manual labor

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