Résume
George R. Anthonisen
www.ganthonisen.com
PO Box 147
Solebury, Pennsylvania
215-297-5318
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 George R. Anthonisen Retrospective, James A.Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, Summer
2007 Life in Bronze: The Sculpture of George Anthonisen, The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
2006 The Sculpture of George R. Anthonisen, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1999 Reflections on The Human Condition: Nine Sculptures by George R. Anthonisen, Center for Interfaith Relations, Festival of Faiths, Gardens of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1998 George R. Anthonisen ⎯ Sculpture and Fresco, Bianco Gallery, Buckingham, PA
1996 The Compassionate Spirit: Sculpture and Fresco by George R. Anthonisen, Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
1995 Philadelphia Flower Show, Gale Nurseries presents Sculpture in Harmony (featuring five Anthonisen bronzes, Awarded Best of Show), Philadelphia, PA
1992 Anthonisen, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1989 I Set Before You This Day, Rotunda, Cannon House Office Building, U.S.Capitol, Washington, DC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Bucks County Artists: A Cross Section, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
2015 When I Was Here, Augustus Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH
2015 The Rodin Legacy, The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
2007 National Sculpture Society Fellows Exhibition, New York, NY
2005 Sculpture Along Bear Creek, SculptureWorks, Inc., Keller, TX
2003 Artists of the River Towns, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2002 – 2017 Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA (on permanent changing display throughout the gallery)
2000 Continuing The Bucks County Landscape Tradition, Bianco Gallery, Buckingham, PA and Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (Oct.11-Oct. 29)
2000 The Art Gene: Anthonisen, Dodge,Gowin, Osterman, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA (April 15-July 2)
1997 Caring ⎯ Humanity’s Hope for Survival, Samuel Dorsky Symposium on Public Monuments presented by The Monuments Conservancy, New York, NY
1993 The Second Century, Contemporary Works Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
1991 Images of Courage and Compassion, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
1988 Inaugural Exhibition, The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
1987 Celebration of the Figure, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Artists Three, Bucks County Council for the Arts, Doylestown, PA
1971 National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Selected Public Collections
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (World Headquarters)
U.S. Capitol Building, Capitol Visitors Center, Emancipation Hall, Washington, DC
Carnegie Hall (Shorin Club Room), New York, NY
Jackie Robinson Museum, New York, NY (opening in 2020)
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA [extensive collection]
Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA [extensive collection]
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
Center for Interfaith Relations, Louisville, KY
Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (Elmer E. Rasmuson Library)
Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Doylestown Hospital (Women’s Diagnostic Center), Doylestown, PA
Selected Awards
2021 Fellow Emeritus, National Sculpture Society
2021 Honorary Membership, Allied Artists of America
2009 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
2002 Honorary member, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Exemplary Achievement in the Arts Award, Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
1976 Alaska State Council on the Arts
1971 U.S. Department of Interior, Sculptor-in-residence, Augustus Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH
Education
1967 Dartmouth College Medical School
1962-1964 Art Students League, New York, NY (with Jose De Creeft, John Hovannes)
1961-1962 National Academy of Design, New York, NY (with Adolph Block, Paul Fjelde, Douglas Gorsline)
1961 University of Vermont, BA 1961
1955-1957 U.S.Army
Selected Bibliography
2019 Anthonisen Sculptor: George and Ellen Stories, A Tom Spain Film, 2019 New Hope Film Festival (documentary)
2016 Senior Artist Initiative, Philadelphia, PA (video George R. Anthonisen)
2006 The Sculpture of George R. Anthonisen, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2002 Artists of the River Towns: Their works and their stories, Doris Brandes, River Arts Press
1998 Dedication WW II Memorial: Promise/Anthem by George R. Anthonisen, Berman Museum of Art, Collegevile, PA
1996 The Compassionate Spirit: Sculpture & Fresco of George R. Anthonisen; Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
1993 Quest: George R. Anthonisen, Sculptor, NJ Cable Television Network, produced by College of New Jersey
1978 Acceptance of the Statue of Senator Ernest Gruening, U.S. Government Printing Office
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Résume
George R. Anthonisen
www.ganthonisen.com
PO Box 147
Solebury, Pennsylvania
215-297-5318
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 George R. Anthonisen Retrospective, James A.Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA, Summer
2007 Life in Bronze: The Sculpture of George Anthonisen, The Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT
2006 The Sculpture of George R. Anthonisen, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT
1999 Reflections on The Human Condition: Nine Sculptures by George R. Anthonisen, Center for Interfaith Relations, Festival of Faiths, Gardens of Louisville, Louisville, KY
1998 George R. Anthonisen ⎯ Sculpture and Fresco, Bianco Gallery, Buckingham, PA
1996 The Compassionate Spirit: Sculpture and Fresco by George R. Anthonisen, Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
1995 Philadelphia Flower Show, Gale Nurseries presents Sculpture in Harmony (featuring five Anthonisen bronzes, Awarded Best of Show), Philadelphia, PA
1992 Anthonisen, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1989 I Set Before You This Day, Rotunda, Cannon House Office Building, U.S.Capitol, Washington, DC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020 Bucks County Artists: A Cross Section, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
2015 When I Was Here, Augustus Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH
2015 The Rodin Legacy, The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
2007 National Sculpture Society Fellows Exhibition, New York, NY
2005 Sculpture Along Bear Creek, SculptureWorks, Inc., Keller, TX
2003 Artists of the River Towns, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
2002 – 2017 Travis Gallery, New Hope, PA (on permanent changing display throughout the gallery)
2000 Continuing The Bucks County Landscape Tradition, Bianco Gallery, Buckingham, PA and Salmagundi Club, New York, NY (Oct.11-Oct. 29)
2000 The Art Gene: Anthonisen, Dodge,Gowin, Osterman, James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA (April 15-July 2)
1997 Caring ⎯ Humanity’s Hope for Survival, Samuel Dorsky Symposium on Public Monuments presented by The Monuments Conservancy, New York, NY
1993 The Second Century, Contemporary Works Exhibition, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
1991 Images of Courage and Compassion, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
1988 Inaugural Exhibition, The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
1987 Celebration of the Figure, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Artists Three, Bucks County Council for the Arts, Doylestown, PA
1971 National Academy of Design, New York, NY
Selected Public Collections
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (World Headquarters)
U.S. Capitol Building, Capitol Visitors Center, Emancipation Hall, Washington, DC
Carnegie Hall (Shorin Club Room), New York, NY
Jackie Robinson Museum, New York, NY (opening in 2020)
Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA
James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA [extensive collection]
Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA [extensive collection]
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD
Center for Interfaith Relations, Louisville, KY
Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK (Elmer E. Rasmuson Library)
Washington School of Psychiatry, Washington, DC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Keneseth Israel, Elkins Park, PA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Doylestown Hospital (Women’s Diagnostic Center), Doylestown, PA
Selected Awards
2021 Fellow Emeritus, National Sculpture Society
2021 Honorary Membership, Allied Artists of America
2009 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA
2002 Honorary member, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
1985 Exemplary Achievement in the Arts Award, Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
1976 Alaska State Council on the Arts
1971 U.S. Department of Interior, Sculptor-in-residence, Augustus Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH
Education
1967 Dartmouth College Medical School
1962-1964 Art Students League, New York, NY (with Jose De Creeft, John Hovannes)
1961-1962 National Academy of Design, New York, NY (with Adolph Block, Paul Fjelde, Douglas Gorsline)
1961 University of Vermont, BA 1961
1955-1957 U.S.Army
Selected Bibliography
2019 Anthonisen Sculptor: George and Ellen Stories, A Tom Spain Film, 2019 New Hope Film Festival (documentary)
2016 Senior Artist Initiative, Philadelphia, PA (video George R. Anthonisen)
2006 The Sculpture of George R. Anthonisen, Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2002 Artists of the River Towns: Their works and their stories, Doris Brandes, River Arts Press
1998 Dedication WW II Memorial: Promise/Anthem by George R. Anthonisen, Berman Museum of Art, Collegevile, PA
1996 The Compassionate Spirit: Sculpture & Fresco of George R. Anthonisen; Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA
1993 Quest: George R. Anthonisen, Sculptor, NJ Cable Television Network, produced by College of New Jersey
1978 Acceptance of the Statue of Senator Ernest Gruening, U.S. Government Printing Office
Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Art; Who’s Who in the East and more