Sculptor Lucious Webb at The Smithsonian American Art Museum

Saturday, 01 July 2006 10:35

Washington, DC - Fine art sculptor Lucious Webb, from the Atlanta, Georgia area, will be demonstrating his skills in three dimensional work during the grand opening of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery on July 1, 2006.  Webb was born and educated in Georgia and attended Howard University from 1959-1968.  He developed his art education with a focus on architecture, graphic design and sculpture, studying with renowned artists, Lois Mailou Jones, David Driskell, James Wells, James Porter and Walter Hannula, among many.

Lucious’s love for natural materials was explored at the Tougaloo Art Colony in 2003 where he studied Twig Sculpture with California artist and teacher Gyongy Laky.  As a result he has added twig sculptures to his repertoire of unique, one of a kind art sculptures and will be the work he will be demonstrating at the Smithsonian.  Lucious and his wife, artist Charlotte Riley-Webb, who is a 2006 recipient of the prestigious Pollock Krasner award, are known for their unique collaborations in what are called sculpted paintings.  "Sounds of Perpetual Spring,” a sculpted painting, can be seen in the concert district of downtown Hampton, Virginia where it earned the Hampton Virginia’s Art Commission Award of Excellence.  The citizens of the city later voted and this work was given the Peoples Choice Award, purchased by the city and became part of the city of Hampton’s permanent collection.

The National Historic Landmark building that houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is completing an extensive renovation.  On July 1, thousands of artworks will return to public view in the nation’s capital, including the famous “Lansdowne” portrait of George Washington, portraits of notable Americans such as Marilyn Monroe and Shaquille O’Neal, large-scale video installations by Nam June Paik, and paintings by Edward Hopper and Georgia O’Keeffe. 

Collectively, the two museums and their activities are known as the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.

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