Phillip Levine: Myth, Memory, and Image

by Phillip Levine

This book celebrates noted Seattle sculptor Phillip Levine ’s fifty-year anniversary as the creator of works inspired by the worlds of dance, song, sport, and social commentary. It includes a valuable autobiographical essay by the sculptor. Contributions by fellow sculptor Tom Jay and Norman Lundin, painter and professor of art at the University of Washington, offer an intimate perspective on the artist’s enduring creative endeavor and accomplishment.

Levine has lived, taught, and maintained a studio in Seattle since he arrived in the city in 1959. His sculpture Dancer With Flat Hat has greeted generations of students at the University of Washington. All those who have found beauty and delight in Levine’s vision will enjoy the comprehensive portfolio of illustrations at the heart of the book, which covers the full span of his career. This fresh look into the artist’s life work reveals his deep interest in the figure in movement, and the unexpected way the use of bronze, with its density and strength, opened the door to an artistic world of timeless lightness and grace.

Genres: Art

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 28, 2009

Reviews

[Phillip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Minimal Text is sufficient to introduce good photographs. Nice organization into descriptive categories. Size specification and current location are helpful and provide interesting perspective.

Posing of works in pictures is very well done.