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Norman Ives

Norman Seaton Ives
Norman Ives and Josef Albers (1972) at Sirocco Screenprints Inc. in New Haven
Born(1923-03-23)March 23, 1923
Panama Canal Zone[1]
DiedFebruary 2, 1978(1978-02-02) (aged 54)
Alma materWesleyan University,
Yale University
MovementMid-Modernist[2]
SpouseConstance Taffinder[1]
Children4

Norman Seaton Ives (1923–1978)[1] was an American artist, graphic designer, educator, and fine art publisher.[3][2] He co-founded Ives-Sillman, Inc. alongside Sewell Sillman, which published silkscreen prints and photographs in monographic art portfolios.[4]

Biography

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Norman Seaton Ives was born March 23, 1923, in the Panama Canal Zone, to parents Florence Nelson Ives and Capt. Norman Seaton Ives.[1][5] His father was a career naval officer for the United States.[5] He was married to Constance Taffinder, and they had four sons.[1]

Ives attended Wesleyan University (1950), and Yale University (1952).[1] He studied under Josef Albers.[3]

After graduation in 1952, Ives joined the faculty at Yale University School of Art.[3] By 1974, Ives was made a professor of graphic design at Yale.[1] He worked as a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art in London, University of Hawai'i, and Rhode Island School of Design.[1]

He also did work as a mural painter for movie theaters in Milford, Connecticut.[1]

Ives-Sillman, Inc. was founded in 1958 by Ives and his co-worker and fellow professor at Yale University, Sewell Sillman.[1][4] They first published, Josef Albers: Interaction of Color (1963).[6] Other artist published included Walker Evans, Roy Lichtenstein, Piet Mondrian, Ad Reinhardt, Jean Dubuffet, Jacob Lawrence, and Romare Bearden.[7]

Death and legacy

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Norman Seaton Ives died on February 2, 1979, of lung cancer in St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

Ives’ work can be found in public art and museum collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museum of Modern Art,[8] Yale University Art Gallery,[9] National Gallery of Art,[10] and others. Photographer Walker Evans took many photographs of Ives, these works (via the Walker Evans Archives) are now held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art,[11] and the Yale University Art Gallery.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Norman Ives, 54; Graphic Designer And Yale Teacher". The New York Times. 1978-02-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ a b "Galleries to honor Norman Ives". Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  3. ^ a b c Williams, Megan (2020-11-02). "A new book is celebrating Norman Ives' deconstructed designs". Creative Review. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  4. ^ a b Castleman, Riva (2004). "Floriano Vecchi and the Tiber Press". Print Quarterly. 21 (2): 127–145. ISSN 0265-8305. JSTOR 41826133.
  5. ^ a b "VMH: Norman S. Ives, Capt., USN". U.S. Naval Academy Virtual Memorial Hall. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  6. ^ "From Our Instagram: Sewell Sillman". Office of the University Printer, Yale. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  7. ^ "Sewell Sillman, 67, Artist and Publisher, Is Dead". The New York Times. 1992-04-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  8. ^ "Norman Ives". The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  9. ^ "Artist: Norman Ives, American, 1923–1978, B.F.A. 1951, M.F.A. 1952". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  10. ^ "Norman Ives, American, 1923 – 1978". National Gallery of Art (NGA). Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  11. ^ "Walker Evans". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  12. ^ "Untitled [Norman Ives]". Yale University Art Gallery. Retrieved 2021-06-02.

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