Alexander Blazys
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Alexander Blazys (1894-1963) was a Lithuanian-American sculptor who brought modernist sculpture to Cleveland after immigrating in 1925. He had studied in Europe and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in Paris before settling in Ohio, where he headed the sculpture department at the Cleveland School of Art from 1926 to 1938.
Blazys won first prize for sculpture at the Cleveland Museum's annual May Shows three years running (1926-1928). His style merged rhythmic movement inspired by music with Cubist geometric planes, and he also designed ceramic pieces for Cowan Pottery. Our collection includes 3 works at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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About Alexander Blazys
A Lithuanian-American sculptor (1894-1963) who introduced modernist sculpture to Cleveland. He headed the Cleveland School of Art's sculpture department and won three consecutive May Show first prizes.
He combined Cubist geometric planes with rhythmic movement inspired by music. He also designed ceramics for Cowan Pottery, bridging fine art and decorative arts production.
The Cleveland Museum of Art holds several sculptures, including pieces that won first prize at the museum's annual May Shows in the late 1920s.
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