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Floyd Shaman was a prominent twentieth century Americansculptor. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... Sculptor redirects here. ...
Born in Wyoming, Shaman studied sculpture as an undergraduate at the University of Wyoming where he trained under Robert I. Russin, one of Wyoming's most well-known artists. After earning a Master's degree in education in 1970, Shaman moved to Mississippi to teach art at Delta State University. He left academia after ten years at Delta in order to devote himself full-time to sculpture. One of the South's most important figurative artists in the last part of the 20th century, his works are included in major collections across the United States and internationally. To be more accessible to a general audience, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyomings high plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet (2194 m), between the Laramie and Medicine Bow mountain ranges. ... Delta State University is a regional public university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta; one of eight publicly funded universities in the state. ...
Shaman's most significant work involves the detailed process called lamination. Layers of wood are first joined together in rough forms; the artist then refines the shape and subsequently works the surface down to a glass-like finish. His typical sculpture depicts everyday encounters defined by wry humor, irony, and sober reflection. His life-size human figures frequently portray the working-class people he evidently admires. Shaman uses other media in addition to wood, including bronze sculpture, ceramics and painting. A laminate is a material constructed by uniting two or more layers of material together. ...
Floyd Shaman died on August 8, 2005 at the age of 69.
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