Robert Lohman Ceramic Sculpture Bust of Native American Woman spotted dog Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

made of an old shell casing

who built the bodies of the two figures by welding together a mosh-mosh of nuts and bolts and other assorted iron bits

I think Larry Jones must have been an exceptional student if this old Physiology notebook

delineated rib cages

Robert Lohman Ceramic Sculpture Bust of Native American Woman spotted dog Willem de KooningI knew nothing of Robert Lohman (American, 1919 2001) when I purchased this piece, but I've became rather fascinated by him since. He was not only extraordinarily prolific, but his work was incredibly diverse, representing command of many media, from large scale very finely carved wood sculptures, to figurative sculpture in clay, plaster and bronze, to all manner of paintings representing quite a range of styles. A native Midwesterner, he received his