Scott Burton

Sculptor

Birthday June 23, 1939

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Alabama

DEATH DATE Dec 29, 1989 (50)

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About

American sculptor and performance artist who made large-scale furniture sculptures from granite and bronze, such as Copper Pedestal Table.

Before Fame

He studied at the Hans Hofmann School of Fine Arts in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Trivia

He was interested in the dissolution of aesthetic boundaries, and tried to show this in his work.

Family Life

He was survived by his partner John Erlitz.

Associated With

He and Alfred Levitt both studied at New York University.