Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | History Makers video oral history with Richard Hunt
Richard Hunt
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| Other authors / contributors: | Hunt, Richard, 1935- interviewee.
Richardson, Julieanna L., interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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| Sound characteristics: | digital
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| Digital file characteristics: | video file
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| Notes: | Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2001 January 15.
Vendor-supplied metadata.
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| Summary: | Sculptor Richard Hunt was born on September 12, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. At an early age, Hunt gravitated towards drawing, painting and the medium through which he transformed his own life and the art world; sculpture. He developed his skills at the Junior School of the Art Institute and later at the University of Illinois, Chicago Hunt was invited to exhibit at the Artists of Chicago and Vicinity Show and the American Show where the Museum of Modern Art purchased a piece for its collection. He also became the youngest artist to exhibit at the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. Hunt has completed more public sculptures than any other artist in the country with over 125 sculptures in public display. His signature pieces are exhibited at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Carter G. Woodson Library in Chicago, and others. Hunt also served on the Smithsonian Institution's National Board of Directors.
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