Nathaniel Kaz (March 9, 1917 - December 13, 2010) was an American sculptor who was born in New York City. His parents were musicians and moved to Detroit when Kaz was young. It was in Detroit when he began his art studies with Samuel Cashwan. After moving to New York, Kaz continued his studies at the Art Students League where he was trained by George Bridgman and William Zorach.[1] In 1988 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1991.[2][3] His son Eric Kaz is a musician and songwriter.
Work
Sculptures by Kaz are on exhibition and can be found in the collections of:[1][2]
Kaz has won and received multiple awards and accolades over the course of his life, including: Michigan Sculpture Prize, 1929; Section of Fine Arts Award, 1940; Artists for Victory award, 1942; Audubon Artists 6th Annual, 1947; Sculpture prize, Brooklyn Museum, 1948 and 1952; Alfred G.B. Steel Memorial Prize, 148th Annual exhibition at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1953.
1976 received the Award of Merit for his sculpture The Prophet exhibited at the National Academy of Design
1981 won the Silver Medal for creative sculpture at the Annual Audubon Artists
1983 won the Medal of Honor at the Annual Audubon Artists
1988 received the Margaret Hirsch Levine Memorial Award
1988 he was awarded the Agopoff Award in the 163rd Annual Exhibition
In 2006, Kaz was awarded the National Sculpture Society's Gold Medal and Maurice B. Hexter Prize at the 73rd Annual Exhibition. He was also awarded in 2006, the Lifetime Achievement in Sculpture Award by Westchester County and the Sculptors' Guild. Kaz had been an instructor at the Art Students League for more than 50 years.[4][2]
References
^ abOpitz, Glenn B., Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Books, Poughkeepsie, NY, 1988
^ abc"Nathaniel Kaz". Jo-An Pictures Ltd. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. At seventeen, after several years at the Art Students League he was already a professional sculptor