Jeremy Anderson (artist)

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Jeremy Radcliffe Anderson
BornOctober 28, 1921
Palo Alto, California, United States
DiedJune 19, 1982(1982-06-19) (aged 60)
Greenbrae, California, United States
EducationSan Mateo Junior College,
California School of Fine Arts
Occupation(s)Visual artist, educator
Known forSculpture
MovementAbstract art, Funk art
SpouseFrances Webster Whitney (m. 1947–1982; his death)
Children3

Jeremy Radcliffe Anderson (October 10, 1921 – June 19, 1982), was an American artist and educator, known for his wood sculptures.[1][2] He was an influential mid-century fine art figure in San Francisco, California;[3] and taught classes at San Francisco Art Institute.[4]

Early life, family, and education[edit]

Jeremy Radcliffe Anderson was born in 1921 in Palo Alto, California.[3] His father Frederick "Fritz" C. Anderson (1889–1963) was a professor of Romance languages at Stanford University.[5][6][7] Anderson graduated from Palo Alto High School.[8] He continued his studied at San Mateo Junior College (now College of San Mateo).[8] Anderson served in the United States Navy aboard the USS Gillis in the Aleutian Islands, during World War II.[8]

In 1947, Anderson married Frances Webster Whitney, from Ross, California and Inverness, California.[6][9][10] They had three children.[8]

Anderson graduated from the California School of Fine Arts (later known as San Francisco Art Institute), and studied under Robert Boardman Howard.[3] He was awarded the Rosenberg Traveling Fellowship in 1950, and traveled to France for a year.[8][11]

Career[edit]

In his early career Anderson made abstract sculpture;[12] and in his later career his work started to have figures and humor, possibly a nod to funk art.[1] Anderson was a semi-finalist for public art in the Golden Gateway Project in Marin County in 1961, winning a cash prize.[13]

Anderson taught at San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). One of his students at SFAI was Louise David Lieber.[14] He was visiting faculty at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) in 1975.[15]

Anderson was a member of the Marin Society of Artists, and participated in their group exhibitions.[16][17] He had a retrospective exhibition in 1967 at the San Francisco Museum of Art (now the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art);[18] and solo exhibitions at Braunstein/Quay Gallery (October 1970, and December 1978) in San Francisco.[19][20]

Death and legacy[edit]

After struggling with cancer, he died on June 19, 1982, at the age of 60 at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California.[8]

His work is included in museum collections, including at the University Art Museum at the University of California, Berkeley;[21][22] the Pasadena Museum of Modern Art (now Norton Simon Museum, from the Betty and Monte Factor Family Collection),[23] the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,[24] the Whitney Museum of Art,[25] and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Bloomfield, Arthur (1975-03-14). "Fun with Wood". San Francisco Examiner. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gallery features 'visionary art'". Contra Costa Times. 1976-03-28. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c Janovy, Karen O.; Siedell, Daniel A. (2005-01-01). "Jeremy Anderson". Sculpture from the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery. University of Nebraska Press. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-8032-7629-1 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Marin Sculptor Chosen For Gateway Project". Daily Independent Journal. 1962-01-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Jeremy Anderson". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. ^ a b "Jeremy Anderson Claims as His Bride, Frances Whitney". Berkeley Gazette. 1947-08-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memorial Resolution: Anderson, Frederick, 1889–1963 (Romanic Languages)". Stanford University Faculty Senate Records - Spotlight at Stanford. Stanford University. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Obituary for Jeremy Anderson". San Francisco Examiner. 1982-06-23. p. 24. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rum Runner Special? No, Another Ship". Daily Independent Journal. 1965-04-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Sculpture Award Won by Anderson". San Francisco Examiner. 1950-03-26. p. 155. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "S.F. Artist Exhibiting at the De Young". Oakland Tribune. 1950-03-26. p. 63. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "S.F.'s Wild Time in Modern Art". San Francisco Examiner. 1973-09-05. p. 42. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2 Bay Artists in Gateway Finals". The San Francisco Examiner. 1961-12-31. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Louise Lieber floating sculpture". San Francisco Examiner. 1981-01-29. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Zombies, Hands, And Cardboard". The Sacramento Bee. 1975-02-09. p. 83. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Marin Society of Artists". Daily Independent Journal. 1974-05-31. p. 23. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "18 Artists to Be Featured In Show". Daily Independent Journal. 1974-05-22. p. 41. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Monte, James (1967-02-01). "Jeremy Anderson". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  19. ^ "S.F. Solo Shows: Jeremy Anderson". Oakland Tribune. 1978-12-03. p. 114. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  20. ^ "Recent Sculptures and Drawings". San Francisco Examiner. 1970-10-07. p. 42. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Jeremy R Anderson gave a sculpture to the art museum at UC Berkeley". The Los Angeles Times. 1967-07-02. p. 417. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Bay Area Sculpture at the UAM". Berkeley Gazette. 1982-08-20. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Collection Etched in Anger, Edged With Humor". The Los Angeles Times. 1973-05-27. p. 466. Retrieved 2024-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "Anderson, Jeremy". SFMOMA. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  25. ^ "Jeremy Anderson". whitney.org. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
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