12 Facts About Isaac Witkin

Isaac Witkin was an internationally renowned modern sculptor born in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Isaac Witkin's work was well received in his first solo show at Rowan Gallery, London and in an important 1964 show at Whitechapel Gallery, in London, where Isaac Witkin and his fellow Saint Martin's "New Generation" sculptors made their big entry into the English art world.

Isaac Witkin then moved from pupil to teacher, teaching at Saint Martin's for two years.

At Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, Isaac Witkin worked with a community of artists known as "the Green Mountain boys" who either taught at the school or were part of the local arts community, including notables such as painter Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, Larry Poons, Paul Feeley and Jules Olitski and art critic Clement Greenberg.

In 1976 Witkin was the subject of a PBS documentary, Sculpture by Isaac Witkin, directed by Neal Marshad that premiered in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service on October 19,1976 and at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on November 7,1976.

In 1978 Isaac Witkin moved to New Jersey, becoming associated with the Johnson Atelier, Princeton, New Jersey, where he was an artist in residence.

Isaac Witkin subsequently taught at the Parsons School of Design, New York, New York, and the Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Burlington County College, Pemberton, New Jersey.

Isaac Witkin was honored as a Member of the National Academy, New York, NY and as a Member, Royal Society of British Sculptors.

Several of Isaac Witkin's works are among the Grounds permanent collections.

Isaac Witkin's work is displayed on his family's website, www.

Isaac Witkin died 23 April 2006 of a heart attack at his home in Pemberton, New Jersey.

Isaac Witkin is survived by his two daughters, his sizeable body of work, and the artists it has inspired.