What is Richard Hunt (sculptor)?
'''Richard Hunt''' (September 12, 1935 – December 16, 2023) was an American sculptor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-12-16|title=Richard Hunt, iconic Chicago sculptor, dies at 88|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/16/24002254/richard-hunt-dead-chicago-artist-obituary|access-date=2023-12-17|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Smith|first=Mitch|title=Richard Hunt, Sculptor Who Transformed Public Spaces, Dies at 88|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/16/us/richard-hunt-sculptor-obituary.html}}</ref> He was born in [[Chicago]]. His sculptures were metal abstract constructions. He studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the 1950s. In 1971, he was the first African-American sculptor to have a retrospective at [[Museum of Modern Art]] in New York. Hunt created more than 160 public sculptures in 24 states.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=William|date=2023-12-16|title=Celebrated Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt dies at age 88|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-richard-hunt-sculptor-obituary-20231217-uoaoplne2reoxlr4qdzcjo3fuq-story.html|access-date=2023-12-17|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, Richard}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2023 deaths]] [[Category:American sculptors]] [[Category:Artists from Chicago]] {{bio-stub}}