LC control no. | n 85109502 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | De Maria, Walter, 1935-2013 |
Variant(s) | Maria, Walter de, 1935-2013 |
Located | New York, N.Y. |
Birth date | 19351001 |
Death date | 20130725 |
Place of birth | Albany, Calif. |
Place of death | Los Angeles, Calif. |
Field of activity | Earthworks (Art) Conceptual art Minimal art |
Profession or occupation | Sculptor |
Found in | His Walter De Maria, 1984?: t.p. (Walter De Maria) p. 42 (b. 1935 in Albany, Calif.; artist) New York times (online), viewed July 29, 2013 (in obituary published July 26: Walter De Maria; b. Walter Joseph De Maria, Oct. 1, 1935, Albany, Calif.; d. Thursday [July 25, 2013], Los Angeles, aged 77; reclusive American sculptor whose multifaceted achievement and sly Dadaist humor helped give rise to earthworks, conceptual art, and minimal art, on an often monumental scale; lived in New York) |