13 Facts About Floyd Shaman

Floyd Shaman was a 20th-century American sculptor.

Floyd Shaman graduated high school from University Prep in Laramie, Wyoming.

Floyd Shaman excelled in basketball and won a three-sport scholarship to North Dakota State Normal and Industrial School in Ellendale, North Dakota.

Floyd Shaman earned a Bachelor's degree in art and went on to take a Master's degree in 1969, writing a thesis on the chemical patination of bronze.

Floyd Shaman left Laramie and moved to Cleveland, Mississippi to teach art at Delta State University in 1970.

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Floyd Shaman was hired to establish the sculpture division of the art department and he successfully implemented a bronze casting foundry as part of that project.

Floyd Shaman left academia after ten years at Delta State to devote himself full-time to sculpture.

Floyd Shaman found success as an independent artist, regularly exhibiting work in galleries throughout the United States.

Floyd Shaman is featured in the textbook, The Sculpture Reference: Techniques, Terms, Tools, Materials, and Sculpture by Arthur Williams, where detailed photographs illustrate his technique and tools.

Floyd Shaman further refined the lamination process by developing a "hollow-core technique" that resulted in strong, yet lighter pieces.

Floyd Shaman often filled the empty cavities of his sculptures with objects known only to the artist, a humorous touch that often intrigued and frustrated his patrons.

Floyd Shaman's work was often characterized as whimsical, a quality that can be seen in the work he created for puppeteer Peter Zapletal.

Floyd Shaman used other media in addition to wood, including stone, bronze, ceramics, and painting.