Paul Thek

Paul Thek
Born
Paul Thek

(1933-11-02)November 2, 1933
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 1988(1988-08-10) (aged 54)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationArt Students League of New York, Pratt Institute, Cooper Union School of the Arts
Known forPainting, sculpture, installation art

Paul Thek (November 2, 1933 – August 10, 1988) was an American painter, sculptor and installation artist. Thek was active in both the United States and Europe, exhibiting several installations and sculptural works over the course of his life. Posthumously, he has been widely exhibited throughout the United States and Europe, and his work is held in numerous collections including the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC,[1] the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, and Kolumba, the Art Museum of the Archdiocese of Cologne.

  1. ^ "The Conservation of Paul Thek's Fishman and the Meaning of the Ephemeral – Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Smithsonian". Hirshhorn.si.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2018.