Melvin Edwards
Biography
view entire CV PDF 128 KMelvin Edwards (b. 1937) is a pioneer in the history of contemporary African-American art and sculpture. Born in Houston, Texas, Edwards began his art career in southern California with a solo exhibition at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 1965. Since then, his work has been widely exhibited and is represented in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX; the Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York.
Edwards is best known for his sculptural series Lynch Fragments, which spans three periods: the early 1960s, when he responded to racial violence in American history; the early 1970s, when his activism concerning the Vietnam War motivated him to return to the series; and from 1978 to the present, when he began using Lynch Fragments as a vehicle to honor individuals, to explore nostalgia, and to investigate his personal interest in African culture. This series exemplifies the extraordinary range of expression Edwards achieves with his method of welding industrial found-objects—including hammers, chains and rail road spikes—into new forms, provoking thoughts of violence, humor and hope.
Articles / Reviews
- Edwards Daily Progress April 29, 2012 PDF 178 K
- Edwards University of Delaware February 2012 PDF 0.8 MB
- Edwards Art Practical October 26, 2011 PDF 352 K
- Edwards The Root October 26, 2011 PDF 63 K
- Edwards The Wall Street Journal October 13, 2011 PDF 180 K
- Edwards Los Angeles Times October 10, 2011 PDF 272 K
- Edwards Artforum Best of 2010 PDF 4.6 MB
- Edwards School of Visual Arts November 8, 2010 PDF 1.6 MB
- Edwards Artforum November 2010 PDF 160 K
- Edwards The New York Times October 15, 2010 PDF 105 K
- Edwards Artforum September 22, 2010 PDF 142 K
- Edwards Artslant September 12, 2010 PDF 286 K
- Edwards Artslant September 12, 2010 PDF 302 K
- Edwards Art In America January 1997 PDF 356 K
- Edwards Arts & Entertainment December 29, 1996 PDF 107 K
- Edwards Charlotte Observer December 29, 1996 PDF 522 K
- Edwards Breaks November 13, 1996 PDF 197 K
- Edwards The New York Times November 8, 1996 PDF 733 K
- Edwards The Dartmouth November 2, 1994 PDF 670 K
- Edwards The Dartmouth October 5, 1994 PDF 555 K
- Edwards The New York Times November 28, 1993 PDF 478 K
- Edwards New York Reviews October 1993 PDF 592 K
- Edwards The New York Times May 23, 1993 PDF 394 K
- Edwards The New York Times April 18, 1993 PDF 235 K
- Edwards The Star Ledger April 17, 1993 PDF 147 K
- Edwards The New York Times April 4, 1993 PDF 499 K
- Edwards The Westchester April 1, 1993 PDF 283 K
- Edwards The Scarsdale Inquirer March 26, 1993 PDF 303 K
- Edwards Art in America March 1993 PDF 706 K
- Edwards 新美術 November 6, 1992 PDF 665 K
- Edwards The New York Times November 3, 1991 PDF 1.2 MB
- Edwards January 4, 1991 PDF 302 K
- Edwards The New York Times March 30, 1990 PDF 515 K
- Edwards The New York Times March 11, 1990 PDF 576 K
- Edwards Afro Times March 3, 1990 PDF 580 K
- Edwards 1990s PDF 482 K
- Edwards New Jersey Goodlife October 1989 PDF 797 K
- Edwards July 2, 1989 PDF 590 K
- Edwards May 7, 1989 PDF 497 K
- Edwards May 7, 1989 PDF 511 K
- Edwards The New York Times March 3, 1989 PDF 227 K
- Edwards The Bronx Museum of The Arts January 25, 1989 PDF 656 K
- Edwards The New York Times December 23, 1988 PDF 217 K
- Edwards The New York Times July 14, 1985 PDF 1 MB
- Edwards Dialogue May/June 1983 PDF 1 MB
- Edwards Encore American & Worldwide News November, 1981 PDF 1.1 MB
- Edwards Art in America October 1980 PDF 203 K
- Edwards Time March 31, 1980 PDF 487 K
- Edwards Artforum May 1970 PDF 1.2 MB
- Edwards The New York Times June 29, 1969 PDF 608 K
- Edwards Lifestyles PDF 550 K