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Harry Abend, OFM (5 May 1937 – 18 January 2021) was a Polish-born Venezuelan sculptor and architect. Abend immigrated to Venezuela in 1948 and embarked on his sculpture practice in 1958 under the guidance of Miguel Arroyo while also studying architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1963, at the age of 26, Abend received the National Sculpture Prize of Venezuela for his work "Forma" 1961. In 1964, he participated in a three-month workshop led by British sculptor Kenneth Armitage. In 1976 Abend moved to London where he continued developing his work and exhibited in galleries such as the Roundhouse Gallery and the Hayward Gallery. Around this time Abend began to receive commissions to stage interventions in urban and architectural environments, such as the cement mural on the

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  • Harry Abend (* 5. Mai 1937 in Jarosław, Polen; † 18. Januar 2021 in Caracas) war ein venezolanischer Architekt und Bildhauer. (de)
  • Harry Abend, OFM (5 May 1937 – 18 January 2021) was a Polish-born Venezuelan sculptor and architect. Abend immigrated to Venezuela in 1948 and embarked on his sculpture practice in 1958 under the guidance of Miguel Arroyo while also studying architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1963, at the age of 26, Abend received the National Sculpture Prize of Venezuela for his work "Forma" 1961. In 1964, he participated in a three-month workshop led by British sculptor Kenneth Armitage. In 1976 Abend moved to London where he continued developing his work and exhibited in galleries such as the Roundhouse Gallery and the Hayward Gallery. Around this time Abend began to receive commissions to stage interventions in urban and architectural environments, such as the cement mural on the façade of the Teatro Teresa Carreño, and the interior design of the Sala Plenaria in the east tower of Parque Central, both in Caracas. A selection of his solo shows include Esculturas, Museo de Arte Moderno, Río de Janeiro (1968); three exhibitions at Sala Mendoza, Caracas (1973, 1980 and 1995); Electrum Gallery, London (1977); Saint James Piccadilly Festival, London (1981); a retrospective at the Museo de Arte Moderno Jesús Soto, Ciudad Bolívar (2002); Museo de Arte Acarigua Araure, Acarigua (2003); Museo Kern Unión Israelita de Caracas (2012); Galería GBG ARTS, Caracas and Henrique Faria, New York (both 2014). He lived and worked in Caracas. (en)
  • Harry Abend, OFM (Jarosław, Polonia, 5 de mayo de 1937 - Caracas, Venezuela, 18 de enero de 2021) fue un escultor y arquitecto venezolano de ascendencia polaca, con una carrera sólida de más de sesenta años; llegó a ser uno de los máximos representantes de la escultura en Venezuela, merecedor del Premio Nacional de Escultura en 1963 y de la Orden Francisco de Miranda en 1990. (es)
  • Harry Abend (Jarosław, 5 mei 1937) is een Venezolaanse architect en beeldhouwer. (nl)
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  • Sculpture by Harry Abend at the Central University of Venezuela (en)
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  • December 2011 (en)
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  • Harry Abend (* 5. Mai 1937 in Jarosław, Polen; † 18. Januar 2021 in Caracas) war ein venezolanischer Architekt und Bildhauer. (de)
  • Harry Abend, OFM (Jarosław, Polonia, 5 de mayo de 1937 - Caracas, Venezuela, 18 de enero de 2021) fue un escultor y arquitecto venezolano de ascendencia polaca, con una carrera sólida de más de sesenta años; llegó a ser uno de los máximos representantes de la escultura en Venezuela, merecedor del Premio Nacional de Escultura en 1963 y de la Orden Francisco de Miranda en 1990. (es)
  • Harry Abend (Jarosław, 5 mei 1937) is een Venezolaanse architect en beeldhouwer. (nl)
  • Harry Abend, OFM (5 May 1937 – 18 January 2021) was a Polish-born Venezuelan sculptor and architect. Abend immigrated to Venezuela in 1948 and embarked on his sculpture practice in 1958 under the guidance of Miguel Arroyo while also studying architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela. In 1963, at the age of 26, Abend received the National Sculpture Prize of Venezuela for his work "Forma" 1961. In 1964, he participated in a three-month workshop led by British sculptor Kenneth Armitage. In 1976 Abend moved to London where he continued developing his work and exhibited in galleries such as the Roundhouse Gallery and the Hayward Gallery. Around this time Abend began to receive commissions to stage interventions in urban and architectural environments, such as the cement mural on the (en)
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