Tony Rosenthal, 1967

Tony Rosenthal: 1914-2009
Best known for his Monumental Public Art Sculptures created over seven decades, Tony Rosenthal received his first Public Art Commission for a Figurative Sculpture for the 1939 World's Fair. Born Bernard Rosenthal, August 9, 1914, in Highland Park, Illinois, Tony Rosenthal passed away July 28, 2009, in Southampton, New York. While the Artist dedicated his life to Art; Rosenthal reluctantly attended Saturday Art classes at the insistence of his Mother, an Opera Singer, at the Chicago Art Institute, learning the craft of Sculpture, eventually becoming Studio Assistant. to Alexander Archipenko, the Modern Master.

Tony Rosenthal, Public Art Legend
Named a Public Art Legend by Sam Hunter, Professor and Art Critic, Monumental Outdoor Public Art Sculptures by Tony Rosenthal are located in many of the largest United States Cities, including Beverly Hills, CA; Detroit, MI; Highland Park, IL; Honolulu, HA; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; New London, CT; New York, NY; Norfolk, VA; Philadelphia, PA; San Diego,CA.

Beverly Hills, CA	Detroit, MI	Highland Park, IL	Honolulu, HA	Houston, TX	Los Angeles, CA
Miami, FL	New London, CT	New York, NY	Norfolk, VA	Philadelphia, PA	San Diego, CA

Edward Albee: Rosenthal's objects instruct us, alter our perceptions, disturb and thrill us by their audacity
In the introduction to Sam Hunter's "Tony Rosenthal," Monograph, published by Rizzoli, 1999, Edward Albee, three-time Pulitzer Prize winning Playwright states "Tony works in all sizes. His monumental outdoor pieces, set in landscapes or in busy city spaces, seem always to have been there. His more intimate Wall Sculptures and standing forms have a monumentality no matter what their actual size. Like all the important metal workers - like Stankiewicz, like Caro, like Serra, like Chamberlain - Rosenthal's objects instruct us, alter our perceptions, disturb and thrill us by their audacity, their wonder and their inevitability." 

Diverse Range of Sizes, Shapes & Mediums
Tony Rosenthal constantly explored Sculpture, whether it be monumental or just a few inches, in a variety of mediums including, steel, bronze, aluminum, brass, wood and concrete. Tony enjoyed all Aspects of Art, and unlike so many Sculptors, hand crafting both macquettes and many of the larger versions himself. Rosenthal relished the process of making Art as well as the Public interaction with his Art. Rosenthal earned a B.F.A. from both the University of Michigan and the Cranbrook Academy of Art, and acknowledged his gratitude by donating his Archives to Cranbrook.

Tony Rosenthal Cube, 2009

Tony Rosenthal's Landmark 1967 Alamo Sculpture, also known as Astor Place Cube
Tony Rosenthal's  "Alamo", the Monumental 15 foot Cor-Ten Steel Sculpture, also known as the Astor Place Cube, the Artist's most famous Public Art Sculpture, and considered a NY Landmark. Tony Rosenthal "Alamo", 1967, was first installed at Astor Place as part of Doris C. Freedman's "Sculpture in Environment" Installation, sponsored by the New York Administration of Recreation & Cultural Affairs and now one of five Public Art Sculptures in New York City by Tony Rosenthal.

Tony Rosenthal Odyssey I, 1967

Rings, Discs & Rondo Series Explored Over Five Decades
Tony Rosenthal explored the Rings, Discs & Rondo Series for five decades, creating both small and large scale Sculptures. 24/7 in New York, Philadelphia and Antwerp, you can see a major Tony Rosenthal without going to a Museum. Rosenthal's created his Ring Series so the Works react to the invasion of their environment; in effect, the Sculpture itself becomes a frame, with which to see the environment through. Being framed by the romance of a point of view, the feeling of movement, and the reverberation of movement, those who pass 5 in 1, the 35 foot Sculpture at 1 Police Place enjoy the juxtaposition of the Sculpture within New York's financial district, whether they are summoned to jury duty, going to or from work or just enjoying the sites. Viewers see the vigor from the choices that are commanded by Rosenthal's Discs Sculptures; Tony Rosenthal finds, discovers and reports to us what we might not have seen without him. 

Tony Rosenthal "Cat's Eye Series"

Tony Rosenthal Wall Sculptures
In his ninth decade, Tony Rosenthal created a masterful Series of Abstract Wall Sculptures. In Rosenthal's 2006 Wall Sculpture Cat's Eye Series, the yellow and black shapes resemble the human figure in profile within the confines of geometric circles and rectangles. 

Tony Rosenthal Echoes and Whispers IV, 1998

Tony Rosenthal Accumulations Series
Tony Rosenthal commenced Accumulations, in 1997, a Series of Freestanding Steel Sculptures, he called "three dimensional sketches" that seem to float in space. By adding one unit to another, Tony Rosenthal welded each element into place, forming Accumulation Sculptures in large and small size, each with interacting formal units that look like they could be randomly placed.

International Solo & Group Exhibitions
Throughout his career, Mr. Rosenthal exhibited all over the world in solo and group shows. In addition to the legendary Kootz Gallery, New York, Tony Rosenthal received numerous one man Exhibitions at M. Knoedler & Company, New York; André Emmerich Gallery, New York; Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York; Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York and Denise Rene, Paris. 

• Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
  
• The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
  
• Department of Parks and Recreation, New York
  
• Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
  
• Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, New York
  
• Israel Museum, Jerusalem
  
• The Museum of Modern Art, New York
  
• National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
  
• The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. (Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Collection)
  
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
  
• Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
  
• Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut