1. Duane Hanson was an American artist and sculptor born in Minnesota.
11 Facts About Duane Hanson
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Duane Hanson spent most of his career in South Florida.
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Duane Hanson was known for his life-sized realistic sculptures of people.
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Duane Hanson cast the works based on human models in various materials, including polyester resin, fiberglass, Bondo, and bronze.
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Duane Elwood Hanson was born January 17,1925, in Alexandria, Minnesota.
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Around 1966 Duane Hanson began making figural casts using fiberglass and vinyl.
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Duane Hanson's Abortion was inspired by the horrors of an illicit backroom procedure, and Accident showed a motorcycle crash.
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Around 1970, Duane Hanson abandoned gut-wrenching scenes for more subtle, though no less vivid ones.
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In 1967, art dealer Ivan Karp attempted to persuade Duane Hanson to move from South Florida to New York City, and the artist moved to Manhattan in 1969, residing on The Bowery across the street from CBGB.
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However, in 1973, Duane Hanson moved to Davie, Florida, where he would spend the remainder of his life.
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The Estate of Duane Hanson is represented by Gagosian Gallery.