LC control no. | n 85213108 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Le Va, Barry, 1941-2021 |
Variant(s) | Le Va, Barry, 1941- Leva, Barry, 1941- Va, Barry Le, 1941-2021 |
Associated country | United States |
Associated place | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
Located | New York (N.Y.) |
Birth date | 1941-12-28 |
Death date | 2021-01-24 |
Place of birth | California |
Field of activity | Installations (Art) |
Profession or occupation | Artists Sculptors |
Found in | His Four consecutive installations & drawings, 1967-1978, c1978: t.p. (Barry Le Va) p. 57 (b. 12/28/41; Long Beach, Calif.; B.F.A. and M.F.A., Otis Art Inst.) LC data base, 11/15/85 (hdg.: Leva, Barry, 1941- ) Wikipedia, viewed January 28, 2021 (Barry Le Va (December 28, 1941-January 24, 2021) was an American sculptor and installation artist. Trained in his native California, he lived and worked in New York City. Le Va was among the leading figures of post-studio and process art to have emerged in the late 1960s. His abstract sculptures, installations, drawings, and editioned works are featured in major art collections around the world. Le Va attended California State University, Long Beach from 1960 to 1963, continuing his studies at Los Angeles College of Art & Design, and at the Otis Art Institute of LA County, Los Angeles, where he received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in 1967) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Le_Va> |