Joseph Sheppard
| Joseph Sheppard | |
|---|---|
| File:Self portrait, oil on masonite.jpgFile:Self portrait, oil on masonite.jpg Self-portrait, oil on masonite, 1981 | |
| Born | December 20, 1930 Owings Mills, Maryland, U.S. |
| 🏫 Education | Maryland Institute College of Art |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Painting, sculpture |
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Joseph Sheppard (born December 20, 1930) is an American painter and sculptor from Maryland. He studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art, was artist-in-residence at Dickinson College from 1956 to 1957, and later taught painting, anatomy, and life drawing at MICA from 1960 to 1975. His public works in Baltimore include the bronze statue of Brooks Robinson at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the sculpture The Flame at the Baltimore Holocaust Memorial, and the statue in the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Sheppard was born in Owings Mills, Maryland. He attended the Maryland Institute College of Art from 1948 to 1952, where he studied with Jacques Maroger. From 1956 to 1957, he was artist-in-residence at Dickinson College. In 1957, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship to study in Florence, Italy.[1][2]
Career
From 1960 to 1975, Sheppard taught painting, anatomy, and life drawing at MICA.[1] His public works in Baltimore include the Brooks Robinson statue at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, dedicated in 2011; The Flame at the Baltimore Holocaust Memorial; and the statue in the Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden, dedicated in 2008.[3][5][4]
He has also painted portraits of public figures including George H. W. Bush and Barbara Mikulski.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Joseph Sheppard". Chesney Medical Archives, Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Dickinsonian (Jan. 13, 1956) — Artist-in-residence announcement". Archives & Special Collections, Dickinson College. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Broadwater, Luke (22 October 2011). "A statue of Brooks Robinson that says: "You stand for Baltimore!"". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Archbishop dedicates Pope John Paul II prayer garden". The Catholic Review. 30 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Flame, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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