Info on artist Jim Noble and his Anasazi Cliffs sculpture, 1989
I am trying to find any information concerning the artist Jim Noble who sculpted Anasazi Cliffs in 1989. I also am interested in what this material is that was us
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I am trying to find any information concerning the artist Jim Noble who sculpted Anasazi Cliffs in 1989. I also am interested in what this material is that was us
artcamp4
·1 year agoThe sculpture is a resin copy of my bronze, in the 80s I reproduced a number of my bronzes in a resin format to sell in the gift market at a price more people could enjoy. We had showrooms in Dallas, Denver and in Atlanta that represented our art work as well as our leather fashions produced by Arturo Leathers....and at Noble Galleries, Durango Colorado since 1968.
artcamp4
·2 years agoJim Noble professional artist " western and realistic paintings " Noble Galleries opened in 1968 and continued on Main St Durango Colorado in several locations until early 90s. Worked in oils, watercolor and bronzes are to be to be found in through the US and sever other countries. Noble a fourth generation Texan grew up on a Texas Ranch established in 1845 when the Noble family left Kentucky and moved to Texas and the town of Noble in Northeast Texas near Sherman was started........later moving south to establish the base for their horse and cattle operation.....move west to pursue painting the ranch life and the landscapes that surrounded him, he left a job as art director at a large Advertising Agency and he and his wife moved to Durango Colorado. Where he opened Noble Galleries in 1968 " Artist Of The Rockies Magazine " born December 16 1943..."Southwest Art Noble Galleries "
NOTE: Many Bronze Sculptures by Noble were also cast in a lite weight resin for the Art Market.
maeday76
·3 years agoWhen you tap it, does it feel plastic? (I sometimes use my tooth because it's hard to tell by the click sound.)
craigfinds
OP3 years agoI do believe it is resin with pulp. Thank you for answering.
artcamp4
·2 years agoMy bronzes were cast into lite weight resin mixture and were sold nation wide from both the Dallas Gift Market and The Denver gift and Western Market. There are about 12 different ones, all hand painted and signed after they were cast....Hope you enjoy.
maxine*j
·3 years agoIt looks like it is molded, and is a resin or a resin compounded with wood pulp or walnut-shell pulp or similar. I'd say that the original, from which the mold was made, was a wood carving.
Does it strike you as rather heavy for its size? That's usually a good indication for resin/resin pulp compounds.
If you are unfamiliar with what I'm talking about, do a Google search on Red Mill Mfg. figurines, which hearkened back to earlier resin compounds like Syroco Wood or Burwood.
A quick Google search brings up a couple of possibilities for the artist, but I'd start with Jim Noble at Noble Galleries in Durango, Colorado.
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craigfinds
OP3 years agoThank you the item is heavy for it size, and I bet your right about resin & pulp compounds.
artcamp4
·1 year agoThe originals were sculpted in clay and the pieces are made from a mixture of resin and walnut or pecan shell or Dica Perl, for a lighter weight and, then hand painted.