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Leo Sewell (born (1945-09-07) 7 September 1945 (age 76)) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.[citation needed]

Leo Sewell
Born
James Leo Sewell

(1945-09-07) 7 September 1945 (age 76)
Annapolis, Maryland, United States
OccupationArtist, Junk Sculptor
Years active1960–present
Spouse(s)
Barbara Sewell
​
(m. 1986)​

Biography


Sewell was born in Annapolis, Maryland, United States and moved to Philadelphia in 1974. As a child in Annapolis, he "recalls the 'excitement of tinkering' with stuff he discovered and recovered during walks in the woods and visits to the naval-community dump."[1]

As an adult, Sewell earned a B.A. in Business and an M.A. in Art History at the University of Delaware, where he wrote his Masters thesis on the "Use of the Found Object in Dada and Surrealism". However, he never had formal studio training, which places him in the Visionary art category.[2]

Sewell's art follows naturalistic themes, and animals feature prominently in his creations. His collage-like sculpture is assembled from metal, wood, and plastic that he collects from trash, yard sales, and flea markets.[3] For some commissions, he uses objects, often of sentimental value or with personal meaning, contributed by the patron who has commissioned the art.[4]

Sewell has produced over 4,000 works over the last 50 years. His art has been seen on children's television shows, including Captain Noah and Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, and features in the permanent collections of 23 Ripley's Believe It or Not! museums worldwide,[5] as well as in museums such as the American Visionary Art Museum (Baltimore, Maryland), the Chicago Children's Museum (Chicago, IL), the Garbage Museum (Stratford, CT), the Museo de Sera International (Madrid, Spain), the Please Touch Museum (Philadelphia, PA), and the Shonandai Cultural Center (Fujisawa, Japan). His work is also collected by corporations including NBC and Nike, Inc,[6] and Sewell has produced public art works for institutions, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and local state environmental protection offices.[7]

In 1997, Sewell showed in "Hello Again!", a recycled art focused show which opened at the Oakland Museum[8] and travelled throughout North America. The show, curated by Susan Subtle, featured Sewell alongside other artists Mildred Howard, Mark Bulwinkle, Clayton Bailey, Claire Graham, Jan Yager, Remi Rubel, Pippa Garner, and others.

Sewell is a member and co-founder of the artists' group called the Philadelphia Dumpster Divers.[citation needed]

One of Sewell's sculptures of two life-sized adults in a sitting position was reportedly found in a basement rec room of Barry & Honey Sherman, a Toronto couple who were victims of a yet to be solved double-homicide. https://www.toronto.com/news-story/9772948-barry-and-honey-sherman-s-bodies-were-found-posed-like-the-sculptures-in-their-basement/


References


  1. McCoy B1
  2. Rosenberg E01
  3. Alterio
  4. "About". LeoSewell.com.
  5. O'Connell
  6. McCoy B1
  7. Grundahl
  8. "Enviro-Friendly Art". Waste360. 1 December 2004.

Bibliography






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