Lyman Kipp Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth and Family

Kipp’s health deteriorated and he died peacefully on March 30, 2014. His last known works were in 2011.

1966 Guggenheim Fellowship 1966 Fulbright Grant 1967 Summer Research Grant, City University of New York 1970 City University Faculty Research Grant 1975 City University Faculty Research Grant 1977 Art Park, Lewiston, NY 1980 Hand Hollow Foundation, New York 1982 Schuster Grant

1960 – 1963 Bennington College, Vermont 1962 – 1963 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1963 – 1968 Hunter College, NYC 1966 Dartmouth College, NH (Visiting Artist) 1968 – 1975 Lehman College, NYC (Chairman – 1968 – 1974) 1975 – 1978 Hunter College, NYC (Chairman) 1978 – 1985 Hunter College, NYC 1985 Hunter College, NYC (Professor Emeritus)

Kipp’s early work in the 1950s focused on geometric, plaster reliefs and cast bronzes (see No. 1 – 1959 or Directional I). He moved on to large, geometric, welded pieces composed of post and beam elements emphasizing the vertical during the 1960s (see Andy’s Cart Blanche, Muscoot or Hudson Bay). Finding it difficult to transport large, heavy, welded pieces, he turned to angled sections and sheets of steel and aluminum that could be bolted together on site. Typically the pieces were painted with bright colors and the thin edges were often defined with bright, complementary colors (see Long Distance, Chicksaw or Kobi). In the late 1970s, Kipp’s steel sheets began to move into the air on thin legs (see Lockport 1977, Salute to Knowledge or Yoakum Jack).

1950 – 1952 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1952 – 1954 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan

Lyman Emmet Kipp, Jr. (December 24, 1929 – March 30, 2014) was a sculptor and painter who created pieces that are composed of strong vertical and horizontal objects and were often painted in bold primary colors recalling arrangements by De Stijl Constructivists. Kipp is an important figure in the development of the Primary Structure style which came to prominence in the mid-1960s.