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Duane Hanson

1925 - 1996

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Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925 – January 6, 1996) was an American artist and sculptor born in Minnesota. He spent most of his career in South Florida. He was known for his life-sized realistic sculptures of people. He cast the works based on human models in various materials, including polyester resin, fiberglass, Bondo, and bronze. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Duane Hanson is the 195th most popular sculptor (up from 217th in 2024), the 6,785th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,217th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Duane Hanson ranks 195 out of 258. Before him are Katarzyna Kobro, Ivan Martos, Louis-Ernest Barrias, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Reinhold Begas, and Louise Nevelson. After him are W. J. Coffee, Ron Mueck, Kārlis Zāle, Jacob Epstein, Fritz Wotruba, and Mona Hatoum.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Duane Hanson ranks 317. Before him are Yasushi Akutagawa, Amparo Rivelles, Gizella Farkas, Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Theodore Levitt, and Attilâ İlhan. After him are Eugene Garfield, John Shepherd-Barron, Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, Tankred Dorst, Francisco Rodrigues, and Laura Ashley. Among people deceased in 1996, Duane Hanson ranks 215. Before him are Jon Pertwee, Camilla Horn, Zainab Biisheva, Gizella Farkas, Lola Beltrán, and Rob Hall. After him are Veronica Guerin, Abdullah Çatlı, Edvin Wide, Pasqualino De Santis, Roger Lapébie, and Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duane Hanson ranks 6,787 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Patterson (1958), Almon Brown Strowger (1839), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), James Shigeta (1929), Courtney B. Vance (1960), and Ray Barretto (1929). After him are Erik Olin Wright (1947), Gina Torres (1969), Debra Jo Rupp (1951), Jane Bowles (1917), Bob Backlund (1949), and Timothy Pickering (1745).

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Among SCULPTORS In United States

Among sculptors born in United States, Duane Hanson ranks 10. Before him are Dan Flavin (1933), Robert Morris (1931), Anna Coleman Ladd (1878), Dennis Oppenheim (1938), Walter De Maria (1935), and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875). After him are Jacob Epstein (1880), Audrey Munson (1891), Edmonia Lewis (1844), Daniel Chester French (1850), Beverly Pepper (1922), and Chris Burden (1946).

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