Dimitri Hadzi
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Dimitri Hadzi | |
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 Dimitri Hadzi at work in his studio in Cambridge | |
| Born | March 21, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | April 16, 2006 (aged 85) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cooper Union |
| Known for | Abstract monumental sculpture |
| Notable work | Elmo Centaur Twin Gates Propylaea River Legend |
| Style | Abstract modernist |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Leeb (divorced) Cynthia Hoyle von Thüna (1985) |
| Awards | 1957 Guggenheim Fellow 1962 Venice Biennale 1974 Rome Prize |
| Elected | 1983 American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1990 National Academy of Design, Associate member 1994 National Academy of Design, full Academician |
| Website | dimitrihadzi |
Dimitri Hadzi (March 21, 1921 – April 16, 2006)[1] was an American abstract sculptor who lived and worked in Rome, Italy for 25 years and later resided in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he also taught at Harvard University for over a decade.
Hadzi was born to Greek-American immigrant parents in Greenwich Village, New York City on March 21, 1921.[2] As a child, he attended a Greek after-school program, where he learned language, mythology, history, and theater. He also won a prize for drawing. After graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School, he worked as a chemist, while continuing his studies in chemistry by night.
In 1942, he signed up for the Army Air Force, serving in the South Pacific region while continuing to draw in his spare time.[3] After his service, he returned to New York to study painting and sculpture at Cooper Union.
Hadzi taught studio arts at Harvard University, from 1975 to 1989.[4]
Personal life
Works
- Centaur (1954), in the garden of Prospect House in Princeton, New Jersey
- Elmo-MIT, 1960s
- Onfalo III (1962), 1300 E Lafayette, Detroit, MI
- K. 458 The Hunt (1966), Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, refers to Mozart's String Quartet in B flat, K. 458[2]
- River Legend (1976), Edith Green – Wendell Wyatt Federal Building, Portland, Oregon
- Thermopylae (1960s), John F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston
- Propylaea (1982), a sculptural fountain in Toledo, Ohio
- Omphalos (1985), formerly at Harvard Square MBTA station through the Arts on the Line program, but was to be repaired and relocated to Rockport, Massachusetts[6][needs update]
- Helmet V, (1959-1961) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC[7]
- Red Mountains (1991), Hugo L. Black United States Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama. The sculpture, installed in 1991, was removed in 2012 for renovations to the building. A provision of the 2014 Financial Appropriations Act barred the General Services Administration from replacing it for fear that it could be used to shield an attacker.[8][needs update]
- Elmo V (1961), The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection, Albany, NY[9]
Awards
- 1957 Guggenheim Fellow[10]
- 1962 Venice Biennale
- 1974 Rome Prize
- 1990 National Academy of Design, Associate member
- 1994 National Academy of Design, full Academician
