Carved with Rasps and Chisels

The Sculpture of Margaret Brassler Kane (1909–2006)

September 23, 2008 - January 11, 2009 

Kane at Work

This exhibition will be the first one-person exhibition of Cos Cob resident Margaret Brassler Kane (1909-2006). It will provide a unique opportunity to document Kane’s work and artistic career as well as a scholarly foundation for future study of her sculpture. Born in New Jersey, Kane began her formal studies in late 1920s at the Art Students League in New York. Among her early teachers in the 1930s was John Hovannes who taught her direct carving. This subtractive technique became Kane’s primary mode of expression. Throughout her long life Kane worked in a variety of media—clay, plaster, wood, stone, and bronze—and created over 30 works, ranging from portrait busts and figure studies to carved stylized animals to large-scale reliefs depicting 20th century events and prevailing social conditions. During the 1930s and 1940s Kane was active in the New York art world and exhibited to critical acclaim. In 1937 she was elected charter member of The Sculptor’s Guild. She moved to Cos Cob with her family in 1948 and continued working in her studio into her last years.  For more information about Margaret Brassler Kane click here.

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Kathy Craughwell-Varda, Guest Curator

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The Historical Society of Greenwich

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Curators, Kathy Bennewitz with Karen Frederick and Sue Reich