Lyman Kipp

Lyman Kipp (b 1929 Dobbs Ferry, New York) is a sculptor and painter who creates pieces that are comprised of strong vertical and horizontal objects and are often painted in bold primary colors recalling arrangements by De Stijl Constructivists. Kipp is an important figure in the development of the Primary Structure style which came to prominence in the mid-1960s.

Kipp was a founding member of ConStruct, the artist-owned gallery that promoted and organized large-scale sculpture exhibitions throughout the United States. Other founding members include Mark di Suvero, Kenneth Snelson, John Raymond Henry and Charles Ginnever.

Education/Teaching

1960 - 1963 Bennington College, Vermont
1963 - 1966 Hunter College, NYC
1965 Dartmouth College, NH
1966 Guggenheim Fellowship
1966 Fulbright Grant
1966 - ? Lehman College, NYC
Pratt Institute, New York
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan

Monumental sculptures and public works

United States

Alabama

• Chickasaw, 1977, University of Alabama, Huntsville
• Cherokee, 1977, University of Alabama, Huntsville

Arizona

• Hudson Bay, 1968, Museum of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson

California

• Trap II, 1965, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
• Highline, 1976, Federal Building & Post Office, Van Nuys

District of Columbia

• Alternate Design for Highline, 1975, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
• Salamanca, 1969, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington

Florida

• D, Greynolds Park, North Miami Beach
• Tonawanda, 1977, Am South Bank, Naples

Massachusetts

• Auro, 1965, List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
• Bartar, 1968, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover
• Median II, 1963, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover

Michigan

• No. 1-1959, 1959, Museum of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Oshkosh, 1978, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
• Bullshoals, 1978, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
• Kobi, 1982, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
• Study for Zephyr, 1973, Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids
• Salute to Knowledge, 1981, Grosse Pointe Public Library, Grosse Pointe Farms
• Muscoot, 1979, Calvin College Campus, Grand Rapids
• Long Distance, 1979, Calvin College Campus, Grand Rapids

Nebraska

• Ulysses, 1972, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

New York

• Wild Rice, 1967, Empire State West Plaza, Albany
• Directional I, 1962, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
• Flat Rate II, 1962, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo
• Eye, 1973, Chase Manhattan Bank, NYC
• Trinon, 1963, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
• Lockport 1977, 1977, Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
• Untitled, , Storm King Art Center, Mountainville
• Placid, 1978, Sewage Treatment Plant, Lake Placid

New Jersey

• Yoakum Jack, 1977, William Paterson University, Wayne

Pennsylvania

• Manly, 1980, Hartwood Acres Park, Pittsburgh

Wisconsin

• Bullfinch, 1968, Lakefront Sculpture Park, Milwaukee