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Reimagining Spirit: The Woodcuts of Arthur C. Danto

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Many are aware of the enormous contributions Arthur C. Danto has made to contemporary art. His pivotal works such asThe Transfiguration of the Commonplace (1981) and After the End of Art (1997) revolutionized the field of Philosophical Aesthetics. Few, however, know Danto as a successful artist—a decade-long career that preceded his tenure as one of the most highly regarded philosophers and art critics of our time. Through Danto's 2010 gift of all his prints and original woodblocks to the Wayne State University Art Collection, recognition of his art making is being revived.

Arthur C. Danto grew up in Detroit and in 1948 received his B.A. in Fine Arts from Wayne University (now Wayne State University) and his M.A (1949) and Ph.D. (1952) from Columbia University. He began exhibiting his art in national exhibitions in the early 1950's. During this decade Danto's woodcuts were exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Detroit Institute of Arts, Los Angeles County Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. Following a successful solo exhibition at NYC's Associated American Artists gallery in 1960, Danto gave up making art and turned his interests exclusively to philosophy and art criticism. His essay 'Stopping Making Art' speaks to this pivotal moment in his life.

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Rabbi I
Arthur Danto
1958
Dark Lady
Arthur Danto
1957
Woman with Infant
Arthur Danto
1960
Dead Man Black Bird
Arthur Danto
1961
Woman in a Chair
Arthur Danto
1961
Untitled
Arthur Danto
2011
Socrates in a Trance
Arthur Danto
2011
Guitar Player
Arthur Danto
2011
Standing at Attention
Arthur Danto
2011
Father and Child
Arthur Danto
2011
Baroque Figure
Arthur Danto
1958
Spinoza as a Young Man
Arthur Danto
2011
Horseman II
Arthur Danto
1958
Farewell to Lao-Tzu
Arthur Danto
1963
Child Carrying Flowers
Arthur Danto
2011
Bull
Arthur Danto
1959
Woman in Black Garment
Arthur Danto
1961
Child
Arthur Danto
2011
Lovers
Arthur Danto
2011
Young Woman
Arthur Danto
1960
Reclining Nude
Arthur Danto
2011