1. John Outterbridge was an American artist and community activist who lived and worked in Los Angeles, California.
19 Facts About John Outterbridge
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John Outterbridge's work explores the issues surrounding personal identity such as family, community and the environment through the use of discarded materials.
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John Outterbridge was the first director of the Watts Towers Art Center, and served in that role for seventeen years.
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John Wilfred Outterbridge was born and grew up in Greenville, North Carolina.
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John Outterbridge's father made a living by recycling metal machine parts and equipment, and Outterbridge was exposed to recycling materials as a result.
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John Outterbridge became a highly respected community activist, educator and director of the Watts Towers Arts Center from 1975 to 1992.
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In 1991, John Outterbridge retired and pursued a greater focus on art.
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John Outterbridge died on November 12,2020, in Los Angeles of natural causes at the age of 87.
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John Outterbridge's paintings were well liked, and he painted murals and artwork for offices, clubs and American schools.
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John Outterbridge believed the materials society used said a lot about the attitudes and history of people.
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John Outterbridge collected the debris that covered the streets from this historic event to create sculptures.
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The final work was deeply steeped in politics and resulted in John Outterbridge continuing to confront these themes in his work.
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John Outterbridge relied on the muted natural colors of the object he found and reserves louder colors for focal points.
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Recent work recounts some of the ideas John Outterbridge investigated in earlier sculptures.
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The handle of the mallet was phallic and according to John Outterbridge alluded to the concept of passion.
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John Outterbridge represented the United States at the Sao Paulo Biennale in a show called The Art of Betye Saar and John Outterbridge: The Poetics of Politics, Iconography and Spirituality.
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John Outterbridge appeared in many group and solo exhibitions, such as The Rag Factory at LAXART, his first solo exhibition since 1966.
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The Rag Factory was an installation using rags that John Outterbridge collected from the streets and factories of downtown Los Angeles, by tying, draping, folding, gathering and suspending them.
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John Outterbridge was named a United States Artists Gracie Fellow for Visual Arts in 2011.