Ken Shutt (1928 – April 2, 2010) was an American sculptor and watercolorist. He was active in California and Hawaii.

Ken Shutt
Born1928
Long Beach, California, United States
DiedApril 2, 2010
Atascadero, California, United States
EducationPasadena City College,
Art Center College of Design,
Chouinard Art Institute
OccupationVisual artist
Known forWatercolors, bronze sculptures
Coconuts by Ken Shutt, 1972, watercolor, Waialae Country Club
Coconuts by Ken Shutt, 1972, watercolor, Waialae Country Club

Biography

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Ken Shutt was born 1928, in Long Beach, California.[1] He grew up in Whittier, California.[2] Shutt graduated from Pasadena City College, the Art Center College of Design, and the Chouinard Art Institute.

He moved to Hawaii in 1963, and lived there until 1995.[3] He returned to California in 1995, to be near his foundry, when he was commissioned to create a bronze sculpture for the entrance of Sea Life Park Hawaii.[4] His best known paintings are watercolors of Hawaii's flora (see image). His sculptures often combine such diverse materials as resin, wood, terrazzo, bronze, and granite.[5]

He died 2010, at age 81, in Atascadero, California.[6]

Collections

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The Honolulu Museum of Art and the Hawaii State Art Museum are among the public collections holding work by Ken Shutt. His sculptures in public places include:[7]

References

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  • Haar, Francis, Artists of Hawaii: Volume Two, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1977, pp. 74–78
  • Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces, University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 76-77, 96

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-05-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Sculptor's works grace many isles' public spaces".
  3. ^ Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, "Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces", University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 76-77, 96.
  4. ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sculptor's works grace many isles' public spaces, May 17, 2010
  5. ^ Radford, Georgia and Warren Radford, "Sculpture in the Sun, Hawaii's Art for Open Spaces", University of Hawaii Press, 1978, 76-77, 96.
  6. ^ Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Sculptor's works grace many isles' public spaces, May 17, 2010
  7. ^ Ken Shutt in the Art Inventories Catalog of the Smithsonian American Art Museum