biographie de Emery BLAGDON (1907-1986)
Données Personnelles
Naissance : 1907 - Nebraska, États-Unis
Mort : 04/06/1986 - Nebraska, États-Unis
Sexe : M
Nationalité/Appartenance : États-Unis
Données professionnelles
Vie et Travail
1955:Concerned about the illness that has taken some members of his family Emery BLAGDON began working and painting on his “healing machines” in Nebraska Etats-Unis
1935:Emery BLAGDON inherited his uncle’s property, an estate of 160 acres near Stapleton NE, Etats-Unis
04/09/1986:Emery BLAGDON’s possessions were sold at public auction in Nebraska, Etats-Unis
04/06/1987:Emery BLAGDON died of cancer leaving no will Nebraska, Etats-Unis
The "Healing machines " are made of 600 sculptures and 80 paintings gathered in a cabin in the area of Sandhills NE, Etats-Unis
Emery BLAGDON was a self-taught artist
When he turned 18, Emery BLAGDON left the familial farm and became a hobo exploring and travelling in the Western States, Etats-Unis
Emery BLAGDON was the oldest of six children living in the central of Nebraska, Etats-Unis
Emery BLAGDON met Dan DRYDEN, a local pharmacist who was interested in his work in Nebraska, Etats-Unis
Dan Dryden bought the whole of Emery BLAGDON’s work and with the help of friends he mapped, numbered, cataloged, photographed and preserved the installation in Nebraska, Etats-Unis
Autres professions
Agriculteur
Oeuvre
Genre et technique
Sculpture-Volume : Fer - Mobile - Métal - Objet Périodes artistiques
1956 : He began working and painting on his "healing machines"Mouvements et styles
Art brutOeuvres
| Healing Machines | |
| Date de création : 1956-1984 Technique : Installation Matières : fer-métal | |