Ken Shutt

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Coconuts by Ken Shutt, 1972, watercolor, Waialae Country Club
Coconuts by Ken Shutt, 1972, watercolor, Waialae Country Club

Ken Shutt (1928 – April 2, 2010) was an American sculptor and watercolorist. He was active in California and Hawaii.

Life

Ken Shutt was born 1928, in Long Beach, California.[1] He grew up in Whittier, California.[2] Shutt graduated from Pasadena City College, the Art Center College of Design, and the Chouinard Art Institute.

He moved to Hawaii in 1963, and lived there until 1995.[3] He returned to California in 1995, to be near his foundry, when he was commissioned to create a bronze sculpture for the entrance of Sea Life Park Hawaii.[4] His best known paintings are watercolors of Hawaii's flora (see image). His sculptures often combine such diverse materials as resin, wood, terrazzo, bronze, and granite.[5]

He died 2010, at age 81, in Atascadero, California.[6]

Collections

The Honolulu Museum of Art and the Hawaii State Art Museum are among the public collections holding work by Ken Shutt. His sculptures in public places include:[7]

References

  • Haar, Francis, Artists of Hawaii: Volume Two, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1977, pp. 74–78
  • Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces, University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 76-77, 96

Footnotes

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  3. Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, "Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces", University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 76-77, 96.
  4. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sculptor's works grace many isles' public spaces, May 17, 2010
  5. Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, "Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces", University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 76-77, 96.
  6. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sculptor's works grace many isles' public spaces, May 17, 2010
  7. Ken Shutt in the Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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