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Willi Gutmann was a notable Swiss sculptor. Gutmann was born in 1927 in the town of Dielsdorf, Switzerland, near Zurich. He died on February 21, 2013.[1] He began his career as an architect and designer but moved on to sculpture in the early 1960s. The majority of his sculptures employ metals and alloys that he transformed in various ways. Gutmann specialized in monumental sculptures based on disjointed, movable bodies. Gutmann's sculptures can be found throughout the world, including the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and across Europe.

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Gutmann's largest sculpture, "Two Columns with Wedge" (1971), is 84 feet tall and is located at the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, California.

He was the artist representing Switzerland at the 1968 Summer Olympics Route of Friendship in Mexico City. His work, "Twin Circles Geared Together" is located in Mervis Hall at the University of Pittsburgh.[2]

External links

• www.willigutmann.ch
• www.galerieartint.com/rep/gutmann.asp
• info.lib.uh.edu/sca/digital/time/people_large.html?ID=14
• www.umc.pitt.edu:591/u/FMPro?-db=ustory&-lay=a&-format=d.html&storyid=4242&-Find

References

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[de] Willi Gutmann

Willi Gutmann (* 2. Dezember 1927 in Dielsdorf, Kanton Zürich; † 21. Februar 2013 in Oberhasli, Kanton Zürich) war ein Schweizer Bildhauer.[1]

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- [en] Willi Gutmann

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[fr] Willi Gutmann

Willi Gutmann (né le 2 décembre 1927 à Dielsdorf, mort le 21 février 2013 dans la même commune) est un sculpteur suisse.

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