Joan Danziger
American sculptor
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Joan Danziger (born 1934)[1] is an American sculptor. Her work is largely of large sculptures of beetles and hybrid human-animals.
Joan Danziger | |
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| Born | 1934 New York City, U.S. |
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| Known for | Sculpture |
| Website | joandanziger |
Early life and education
Danziger grew up in Queens, New York City.[2] She graduated from Cornell University with a BFA, and studied at the Art Students League of New York, and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma in Rome.[3]
Career
Her work has been shown at the Morris Museum, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey State Museum. Her work is in: the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[4] the National Museum of Women in the Arts Reading Public Museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Susquehanna Art Museum,[3] and the Glen Burnie District Courthouse in Maryland. She is known for her large sculptures of beetles[5][6] and hybrid human-animal forms.[7]
In 2026 the American University Museum held a retrospective of Danziger's work entitled The Magical World of Joan Danziger.[8] The companion exhibition Ravens: Spirits of the Sky feature her glass and metal sculptures.[9]
Her image is included in the 1972 poster Some Living American Women Artists by Mary Beth Edelson.[10]
Personal life
She resides and works in Washington, D.C.[6]
Reviews
- Elaine A. King (July–August 2009). "The Emblematic World of Joan Danziger". Sculpture Magazine.