| 词条 | James Metcalf |
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Metcalf was born in New York City.[1] His parents were both stained glass artists, most notably contributing to the windows for the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine.[1] Metcalf took up art and sculpture as a teenager. He enlisted in the 88th Infantry Division of the United States Army, nicknamed the Blue Devils, when he was 18 years old.[1] Metcalf fought in northern Italy during World War II, and lost three of his fingers during combat at Furlo Pass.[1] Metcalf attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and then enrolled at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.[1][7] He was awarded a fellowship to study ancient metallurgy and essentially moved to Deya, Majorca, in 1953.[7] There he befriended and collaborated with writer Robert Graves on his work, Adam's Rib, published in 1955.[2] Metcalf lived in Paris from 1956 to 1965, where he located his studio at the Impasse Ronsin.[1] By 1965, Metcalf was an accomplished sculptor, with a studio on Spring Street in SoHo.[1] However, he was tired of contemporary art and moved to Mexico, including Mexico City.[1] He became friends with prominent writers and artists, including Carlos Fuentes and Carlos Pellicer, and was the first to introduce Octavio Paz to Marcel Duchamp.[1] Metcalf won the commission to forge the Olympic torch for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] He was married to Mexican actress Pilar Pellicer, his third wife, with whom he had two sons and one daughter.[1][1] Metcalf later married Pilar Pellicar's younger sister, sculptor Ana Pellicer, his fourth wife.[3] Metcalf opened a studio and forge in 1967, where he taught artists how to create vases with a thick edge called El Borde Greuso.[3] In 1973, Melcalf and Anna Pellicer founded Casa de Artesana and a school. which would become known as the Adolfo Best Maugard School of Arts and Crafts in Santa Clara del Cobre, to promote indigenous artists and pre-Columbian coppersmithing and forging techniques.[1][3] Their work has been credited with preserving the metalworking of the region.[1] Metcalf died in Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacan, on January 27, 2012, at the age of 86.[1] He was survived by his wife, Ana Pellicer.[2] He was buried in Santa Clara del Cobre, near several of his sculptures.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 {{cite news|first=Adrian|last=Dannatt|title=James Metcalf: US sculptor who led a community of artists and artisans in Mexico |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/james-metcalf-us-sculptor-who-led-a-community-of-artists-and-artisans-in-mexico-6988891.html |work=The Independent |publisher=|date=February 17, 2012 |accessdate=2012-02-25}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Metcalf, James}}2. ^1 {{cite news|first=|last=|title=James Metcalf (1925–2012) |url=http://www.robertgraves.org/society/news.php?id=43&group_id=4 |work=Robert Graves Society |publisher=|date=February 20, 2012 |accessdate=2012-02-25}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|first= |last= |title=JJim Metcalf, Mexico |url=http://culturalentrepreneur.org/meet-a-cultural-entrepreneur/meet-a-cultural-entrepreneur/64-jim-metcalf-mexico.html |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130414195246/http://culturalentrepreneur.org/meet-a-cultural-entrepreneur/meet-a-cultural-entrepreneur/64-jim-metcalf-mexico.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-04-14 |work=Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2012-02-25 }} 14 : 1925 births|2012 deaths|American coppersmiths|American emigrants to Mexico|American military personnel of World War II|People from Santa Clara del Cobre|Artists from Michoacán|Artists from New York City|People from Paris|Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni|Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design|20th-century American sculptors|American male sculptors|Sculptors from New York (state) |
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