Bernard J. Rosenthal (August 9, 1914 – July 28, 2009),[1] also known as Tony Rosenthal, was an American abstractsculptor widely known for his monumental public art sculptures, created over seven decades.[2]
Rosenthal received his first public art commission when he created A Nubian Slave for the Elgin Watch Company building at the 1939 World's Fair.[6]
Although Rosenthal's public art, included five works in Manhattan, and numerous similar works in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Florida, Michigan, Connecticut, the artist remained elusive. In The New York Times, art dealer Joseph K. Levene said of Rosenthal: "He reminds me of a character actor. You know the face but not the name. With him, you know the art". By the time of his death at 94, he had not had a retrospective of his work.[6]
Alamo, Astor Place, New York City, 1967. This "established Rosenthal as a master of monumental public sculpture, and something of a standard bearer of the contemporary structurist esthetic."[11] He stated: "It is…important the sculpture interact with the public."[12]
^ a bGrimes, William, Tony Rosenthal, Sculptor of Public Art, Dies at 94, New York Times, July 31, 2009.
^"Tony Rosenthal Biography | Sculptor | Public Art Legend". www.tonyrosenthal.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
^Tony Rosenthal (New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2000.) ISBN 0-8478-2316-4 pp. 58-67
^American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. p.293
^ a b"The Cube "Endover" | Arts & Culture".
^ a bGrimes, William (2009-07-31). "Tony Rosenthal, Sculptor of Public Art, Dies at 94 (Published 2009)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
^"Cumuli III | RISD Museum". risdmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
^Pacheco, Antonio (2018-08-10). "Former LAPD headquarters to be demolished after years of controversy". The Architect's Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
^"Empire State Plaza Art Collection".
^Tony Rosenthal (New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2000.) ISBN 0-8478-2316-4 p.6
^American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. p.290
^"On-Site Sculpture: On View: Indiana University Art Museum: Indiana University Bloomington". artmuseum.indiana.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
^Simmons, Jamilah (December 19, 2018). "The New Art on Campus". Brooklyn College. City University of New York.
Further reading
Hunter, Sam, Tony Rosenthal, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated, 2001, ISBN 0-8478-2316-4
Wight, Frederick S., Bernard Rosenthal, New York: Catherine Viviano, 1958.
Marika Herskovic, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s An Illustrated Survey, (New York School Press, 2003.) ISBN 0-9677994-1-4. pp. 290–293