Lee Bontecou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lee Bontecou

American artist

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1931

Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Profession: painter, sculptor, university teacher, printmaker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Lee Bontecou (born January 15, 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American sculptor and printmaker and a pioneer figure in the New York art world.
She kept her work consistently in a recognizable style, and received broad recognition in the 1960s.
Bontecou made abstract sculptures in the 1960s and 1970s and created vacuum-formed plastic fish, plants, and flower forms in the 1970s.
Rich, organic shapes and powerful energy appear in her drawings, prints and sculptures.
Her work has been shown and collected in many major museums in the United States and in Europe.