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Mary Callery (June 19, 1903 – February 12, 1977) was an American artist known for her Modern and Abstract Expressionist sculpture. She was part of the New York School art movement of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
New York, 1903–Paris, 1977. Mary Callery was an American sculptor associated with modernism and post–World War II Abstract Expressionism. She is best known for her playful, abstract and figurative metal statues created after her return to the United States from France in 1940.
Mary Callery (June 19, 1903 – February 12, 1977) was an American artist known for her Modern and Abstract Expressionist sculpture. She was part of the New York School art movement of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Dec 13, 2016 · Mary Callery, 1903–1977, American sculptor. Officially, Callery’s Met proscenium sculpture is described as “an untitled ensemble of bronze forms creating a bouquet of sculptured arabesques.” Metropolitan Opera insiders know it affectionately as “The Car Wreck” and, less frequently, as “Spaghetti Spoon in Congress with Plumbers ...
Jun 14, 2019 · By Mary Callery. March 1–14, 1942. For the Picasso show now current at the Paul Rosenberg Gallery, ARTnews asked Mrs. Meric Callery, friend of the artist and owner of one of the great Picasso...
Mary Callery Biography. Mary Callery's Abstract Expressionist sculptures are often whimsical and clever, imbued with their maker's sense of play, as well as evident skill.
Over time, Callery abandoned figurative sculpture for more abstracted imagery. Several prestigious commissions came her way, including one for the United States Pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair in 1958 and a piece for the proscenium arch at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966 (since removed).
