| Martin Puryear Born: 23-May-1941
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Sculptor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Post-minimalist Father: Reginald
Mother: Martina
Brother: (four brothers)
Sister: (two sisters)
Sister: Rachelle
Wife: Jeanne Gordon (m. 1986)
High School: Archbishop Carroll High School, Washington, DC
University: District of Columbia Teachers College, Washington, DC
University: BA, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC (1963)
University: Swedish Royal Academy of Art, Stockholm, Sweden (1966-68)
University: MFA Sculpture, Yale University (1971)
Professor: Fisk University, Nashville, TN (1971-73)
Professor: University of Maryland College Park (1974-78)
American Academy of Arts and Letters 1992
John Edwards for President
Obama for America
Peace Corps (1973-75)
Peace Corps Sierra Leone (1964-65)
Guggenheim Fellowship
MacArthur Fellowship
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