Jim Gary (March 17, 1939 – January 14, 2006) was an American sculptor popularly known for his large, colorful creations of dinosaurs made from discarded automobile parts and was recognized internationally for his fine, architectural, landscape, and whimsical monumental art. He was born in Sebastian, Florida, but lived in Colts Neck, New Jersey from early infancy. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Italian Futurist sculpture by Umberto Boccioni at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City (MoMA). ... Orders & Suborders Saurischia Sauropodomorpha Theropoda Ornithischia Thyreophora Ornithopoda Marginocephalia Dinosaurs were vertebrate animals that dominated the terrestrial ecosystem for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago. ... Karl Benzs Velo model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race An automobile (or motor car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Sebastian is a city located in Indian River County, Florida. ... Map of Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County Colts Neck Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ...

Jim Gary is the only living sculptor ever invited to present a solo exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Time stated in January 2006 that Gary's work "delighted kids as well as curators, including those at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, where he had an acclaimed solo show in 1990."^[1] During the same month, the Los Angeles Times reported that some critics compared Jim Gary's sculptures with Pablo Picasso's famous bull's head made from a bicycle seat and handlebars. A solo exhibition (sometimes called a one-man or one-woman exhibition) is, in visual art, photography or the like, a display in a gallery, museum or other venue of the works of only one artist. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ... The museum as seen from the National Mall, the Old Post Office Building visible in the distance National Mall museum entrance The National Museum of Natural History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The museums collections total over... (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ...

One of his works, a life-sized figure of a woman composed entirely of hardware gained the admiration of renowned sculptor Jacques Lipchitz at a sidewalk show in New York City in the early 1960s. Hardware is the general term that is used to describe physical artifacts of a technology. ... Birth of the Muses, bronze, 1944-1950. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

Biography

Although born in Florida, Jim Gary was raised from infancy in Colts Neck, New Jersey. While still at grammar school he moved out of his parents' home, making his own living doing odd jobs. For almost a year he secretly slept in the garage of the Sterner family, a prominent Monmouth County couple, who employed him regularly. Once the family discovered him, they provided space in their home for him. He remained close to them until they died. Monmouth County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ...

From junk parts, Jim Gary built what he needed to get about, first a bicycle and soon—long before he was old enough to drive on the roads legally—automobiles. He also developed a deft hand at welding. He competed in gymnastics as a student. After serving in the United States Navy he taught welding and gymnastics in a federal program. Shortly thereafter, applying his welding skills, he began making sculptures that he marketed as architectural elements, and showing his fine art in the New York City metropolitan area. This article is becoming very long. ... Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, and tucks. ... USN redirects here. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The Cornfield is an oil on canvas painting by John Constable in 1826 Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ...

Early career

Reassured by Lipchitz of the caliber of his work (Lipchitz also made a professional suggestion for a better method of preparing a stand for a life-sized torso Gary had on display), he established his gallery, Iron Butterfly, in Colts Neck featuring other artists he selected as well as his own work, later moving the gallery to Red Bank. The multitalented Gerald Lubeck was one such artist featured at Gary's fledgling gallery. Classes were offered at the gallery by Gary and Virginia Laudano. Map of Red Bank in Monmouth County The Borough of Red Bank is a Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey incorporated in 1908. ...

Gary's fine art—such as the life-sized Universal Woman—wall units, bronze portraits, and abstracts consistently won top prizes when submitted in the professional show circuits of New York and the surrounding states. He featured stained glass in many of his formal sculptures. He was commissioned to create entire suites of rooms, integrating his sculpture into furniture he built. He sometimes used the products of clients to create fine art for their offices. Brewers especially liked to give huge seasonal wreaths he constructed from their original cans. One of his works had brass fish swimming through copper seagrass. Some of his sculptures were kinetic. When other artists began to imitate his work, Gary always changed direction. Commissions from clients often asked merely for his interpretation of their favorite subject. The Cornfield is an oil on canvas painting by John Constable in 1826 Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ... A brick wall A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. ... Assorted ancient bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Black square by Kazimir Malevich Abstract art is now generally understood to mean art that does not depict objects in the natural world, but instead uses color and form in a non-representational or subjective way. ... Strictly speaking, stained glass is glass that has been painted with silver stain and then fired. ... A Shaker rocker, or rocking chair. ... A 16th century brewer A 21st century brewer This article concerns the production of alcoholic beverages. ... A wreath is a ring made of flowers, leaves, and sometimes fruits, used as an ornament, hanging on a wall or door, or resting on a table. ... Brass is the term used for alloys of copper and zinc, the amount of zinc varying from 5-45 % to create a range of brasses each with unique properties[1]. Note that in comparison bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin. ... The Guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... Halophila johnsonii (Johnsons seagrass) in the coast of Florida Seagrass (or sea-grass in British English) are flowering plants from four plant families (Posidoniaceae, Zosteraceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Cymodoceaceae) that grow in the marine saline environment. ... Kinetic sculptures are sculptures that are designed to move. ...

Examples of his many architectural sculptures include his baptismal font for St. Benedict's Catholic Church in nearby Holmdel, his life-sized nudes in metal and stained glass for the Monmouth Opera Society, and the September 11 Memorial at the Municipal Building in Colts Neck. Baptismal font in Magdeburg Cathedral, Germany A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for the baptism of children and adults. ... Map of Holmdel Township in Monmouth County Holmdel Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Colts Neck Township is a township located in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ...

As he gathered parts for the automobiles he constructed when he was young, Jim Gary realized that these parts resembled anatomical structures of insects, large birds, reptiles, and especially the bones of dinosaurs. Early in his career, he began to construct sculptures of those animals by assembling the automobile parts into almost life-sized models. Common tools became pivotal structures in some of his sculptures. Volkswagens metamorphosed into turtles. Gary had to invent equipment to build and move the huge sculptures, creating the scaffolding, hoists, and vehicles to haul the sculptures around at his rural workshop. Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrates that are taxonomically referred to as the class Insecta. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Orders Procolophonia (extinct) Testudines Araeoscelidia (extinct) Avicephala (extinct) Younginiformes (extinct) Sauropterygia Ichthyosauria (extinct) Placodontia (extinct) Nothosauria (extinct) Plesiosauria (extinct) Sphenodontia Squamata Prolacertiformes (extinct) Archosauria Crurotarsi Order Aetosauria Order Phytosauria Order Rauisuchia Order Crocodilia Ornithodira Pterosauria (extinct) Marasuchus (extinct) Dinosauria (extinct) Order Saurischia Order Ornithischia Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals... For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation), including Bones which redirects here. ... Phyla Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Suborders Cryptodira Pleurodira See text for families. ... Bamboo scaffolding can reach great heights Scaffolding is a temporary framework used to support people and material in the construction or repair of buildings and other large structures. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

International traveling exhibition launched

These sculptures provided a unique display that became Jim Gary's hallmark, the traveling exhibition of Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs, which appealed to toddlers through grandparents. Some of his signature sculptures exceeded sixty feet and Gary frequently painted them in bright colors using automobile paints. They often were transported to exhibitions on huge, open flatbed trucks, fascinating fellow travelers on the roads. Impromptu parades formed as drivers followed the dinosaurs to their destination or a stopping point, and people milled around the trucks asking questions and admiring the sculptures. In January 2006, the Los Angeles Times reported that "one of his works, Stegosaurus, is included in Alphabet Animals, a children's book by Charles Sullivan that includes depictions of animals by John James Audubon, Alexander Calder, and Marc Chagall." A hallmark is an official marking made by a trusted party, guardians of the craft or nowadays by an assay office, on items made of precious metals (platinum, gold and silver) that guarantees a certain purity of the metal. ... A male toddler A female toddler A toddler is a child between the ages of one and three years old, although some may consider a toddler to be between two and five. ... A grandfather teaches his little granddaughter how to ride a kick scooter. ... United States Marines on parade. ... Species Marsh, 1877 (type) Marsh, 1887 Gilmore, 1914 Stegosaurus (IPA pronunciation ) is a genus of stegosaurid armoured dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period (Kimmeridgian to Early Tithonian) of what is now western North America. ... John James Audubon John James Audubon[1] (April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a Franco-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. ... Alexander Calder Alexander Calder (July 22, 1898 – November 11, 1976), also known as Sandy Calder, was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. ... Marc Chagall as photographed in 1941 by Carl Van Vechten. ...

Once asked why he built all of the enormous dinosaur sculptures, the typically quiet sculptor responded, "Because people like them." The huge crowds who flocked to his exhibits demonstrated their immense popularity. Grinning Jim Gary birds, critters, and dinosaurs have been featured in articles and on the covers of magazines from Smithsonian and Sculpture Review to National Geographic World. His work has been featured in textbooks, educational videos, newspapers, on the Internet, and on television shows around the world. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Smithsonian is a monthly magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution of the United States in Washington, DC External link Smithsonian webpage Categories: Smithsonian Institution | United States magazines | Stub ... The National Geographic Society was founded in the USA on January 27, 1888, by 33 men interested in organizing a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording television pictures and accompanying sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...

After the display became the permanent Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs exhibition, it traveled internationally to museums and universities; was used as sets for films, plays, and operas; was used as exhibits for auto shows and racing events; and was presented as landscape displays in the most elegant of botanical gardens, such as Longwood Gardens on the du Pont estate. Commissioned work and fees for the exhibitions of his work that were so heavily attended became his mainstay. His gallery was closed in favor of marketing through his studio. Selected works offered for sale sometimes accompanied the permanent exhibition that was booked for displays, shows, and exhibits. The traveling exhibition is destined to be displayed in a permanent home where Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs will remain open to the public. The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Theatrical scenery is designed by a set designer, in collaboration with the director of the production. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Teatro alla Scala in Milan. ... An auto show or motor show is a public gathering of automobile manufacturers which includes demonstrations of current automobile models, new debuts, and concept cars. ... A race is a competition of speed. ... Photograph of a landscape A landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment. ... Inside the United States Botanic Garden Inside the Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden (Brazil), 1890 Botanical gardens (in Latin, hortus botanicus) grow a wide variety of plants primarily categorized and documented for scientific purposes, but also for the enjoyment and education of visitors, a consideration that has become essential to... One of the premiere botanical gardens in the United States, Longwood Gardens consists of 1,050 acres (4. ...

A Jim Gary dinosaur is in the collection of Ripley's Believe It or Not!, which displays the sculpture in its museums and publications. Great numbers of museums especially designed to engage children have hosted exhibitions of Gary's sculpture. Generations have grown up with vivid memories of his work and his encouragement for them to follow his dynamic example. Astounding attendance records demonstrated a cross-cultural popularity in Australia, China, and Japan. Ripleys Believe It or Not! is a franchise which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers might question the claims. ...

Gary always took the time to make appearances at schools to show children how he made his sculptures and to encourage them to pursue their own creative talents. Along with typical pieces of his work he also provided small sculptures made of materials familiar to children at school lectures. He personally answered every letter sent to him by a youngster. Students in Rome, Italy. ... 9 year old girl For other uses, see Child (disambiguation). ...

Annual free display and lectures

As reported by Karen DeMasters in The New York Times on December 16, 2001 in "Hark, the Pterodactyl's Wing," every year Jim Gary provided hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies to those visiting an illuminated display of his sculpture, open to the public at his home, to celebrate the holidays in December. During the displays Gary gave lectures and led discussions about his work. In 2005, Gary became too ill to manage his traditional and festive seasonal event, choosing instead to display the exhibition at a gallery in a nearby community. The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hot chocolate with marshmallow Hot chocolate, hot cocoa or drinking chocolate is a beverage, usually served hot, typically consisting of milk, chocolate or cocoa powder, and sugar. ... A cup of coffee // Coffee is a popular beverage prepared from the roasted seeds – commonly referred to as beans – of the coffee plant. ... A chocolate chip cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie (sometimes spelled cooky) is a small, flat baked pastry. ...

References

1. ↑  From the Magazine | Notebook, Milestone; Died. Jim Gary, 66 Time, January 30, 2006; page 21.

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External links

• The official Sculptor Jim Gary web site
• Kafi Benz Productions: Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs
• Kafi Benz Productions: artist Jim Gary — news, links, and more photographs
• Kafi Benz Productions: Sculptor Jim Gary Memorial Fund and tributes
• itsnewjersey.com Jim Gary's Dinosaurs - large photographs of dinosaur sculptures
• Hairy Museum of Natural History January 17, 2006: Sculptor Jim Gary dies
• Jim Gary; Created Art From Castoff Auto Parts. Washington Post/Association Press, January 19, 2006. see zoom photograph of life-sized sculpture of a woman created out of hardware
• Jim Gary, 66; Artist Who Created Playful Dinosaur Skeletons From Car Parts Los Angeles Times, January 24, 2006