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DeWain Valentine
1936–

Introduction

De Wain Valentine (1936 – February 20, 2022) was an American minimalist sculptor who was born in Fort Collins, Colorado. Often associated with the Light and Space movement in the 1960s, he is best known for his minimalist sculptures of translucent glass (such as Diamond Column in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art), fiberglass and cast polyester resin (such as Double Pyramid in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art) having slick surfaces suggestive of machine made objects. He lived and worked in Gardena, California.

Wikidata identifier

Q5244152

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, sculptor

ULAN identifier

500106989

Names

DeWain Valentine, Dewain Valentine, De Wain Valentine

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