Offner, Elliot

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Offner was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1931. He studied at the Cooper Union and then at Yale University (B.F.A., 1953; M.F.A., 1959). He taught at Smith College for over thirty years where he was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities. He is known for his scultpures, especially of animals and the human figure, and as a printmaker.

From the description of [Bas-reliefs] / Offner. [1992]. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 85822206

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referencedIn Smith College. Mortimer Rare Book Room. [Mapcase collection] 1640-20-- / Mortimer Rare Book Room, Smith College. Smith College, Neilson Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous American calligraphy, 1812-1977. Houghton Library
creatorOf Offner, Elliot. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf Brooklyn Museum interviews of artists Archives of American Art
creatorOf Stone, Reynolds. [Alphabet / cut by Reynolds Stone] Houghton Library
referencedIn Offner, Elliot, 1931- : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Brooklyn Museum interviews of artists Archives of American Art
referencedIn Brooklyn Museum. Listening to pictures : interviews. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Arwin Galleries records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Offner, Elliot. [Bas-reliefs] / Offner. Smith College, Neilson Library
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Birth 1931-07-12

Death 2010-10-15

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