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Bernard J. Rosenthal (August 9, 1914 - July 28, 2009)[1], also known as Tony Rosenthal, was an American abstract sculptor. He was the creator of the outdoor cube, Alamo that: “established him as a master of monumental public sculpture, and something of a standard bearer of the contemporary structurist esthetic.”[2] He stated:

”It is…important to me that the sculpture interact with the public.”[3]

Biography

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Tony Rosenthal was born August 9, 1914 in Highland Park, IL , a suburb of Chicago.

Studied:

* 1930-1932: attended evening and Saturday sculpture classes at The Art Institute of Chicago.;
* 1932-1936: attended University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI where he graduated with a B.A.;
* 1936: studied with Archipenko in Chicago;
* 1939: attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art, in Bloomfield Hills, MI where he studied with Carl Milles.

Military Service in World War II:

* 1942-1946: He served in the US Army; attended Corps of Engineers Officer Candidate School in Virginia. Later he became unit commander in England.

Teaching Positions:

* 1945: He taught at the American University for the education of GI’s, Biarritz, France;
* 1953: He taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Monumental Sculptures in public places

Rosenthal was best known for his large outdoor geometric abstract sculptures. His works in public places include:

* Nubian Slave, installed at the 1939 New York World's Fair
* Alamo, Astor Place, New York City, 1967
* Endover (replica of Alamo), at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, 1967
* Odyssey I, Open Air Museum of Sculpture, Antwerp, Belgium, 1967
* Kepaakala (Sun Disc), Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969
* Rondo, 59th Street off Park Avenue in New York City, 1969
* 5 in 1, 1 Police Plaza in New York City, 1974
* Big Six, 1975, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, 1975
* Hammarskjold, Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, 1977
* Pass-Thru, Hofstra University, 1988
* JS Bach Variation #9, Ravinia Park, Highland Park, Illinois, 1990

Tony Rosenthal died in Southampton, NY on July 28, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Dillon Rosenthal.

References

* Hunter, Sam, Tony Rosenthal, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 2001, ISBN 0847823164
* Wight, Frederick S., Bernard Rosenthal, New York: Catherine Viviano, 1958.
* Marika Herskovic, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. pp. 290–293

1. ^ Grimes, William, Tony Rosenthal, Sculptor of Public Art, Dies at 94, New York Times, July 31, 2009.
2. ^ ‘’Tony Rosenthal’’ (New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2000.) ISBN 0847823164 p.6
3. ^ American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. p.290
4. ^ ‘’Tony Rosenthal’’ (New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2000.) ISBN 0847823164 pp. 58-67
5. ^ American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. p.293

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