{"id":14971,"date":"2023-07-12T14:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T18:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/?p=14971"},"modified":"2023-07-12T15:15:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T19:15:28","slug":"tom-duncan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/tom-duncan\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Duncan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13847 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.-TD-HEADSHOT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.-TD-HEADSHOT-1.png 225w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/1.-TD-HEADSHOT-2.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edlingallery.com\/artists\/tom-duncan\">Tom Duncan\u2019s<\/a> love for sculpture began at age 4 when he was given a clay set by his aunt. Born in Scotland in 1939 just before World War II broke out, he moved with his mother and brother to New York City shortly after the war ended. Much of Duncan\u2019s artwork reflects memories of his childhood during the war.<\/p>\n<p>He is an original tenant at Westbeth, where his three daughters, Rachel, Gwynne, and Jane, grew up. In his Westbeth studio, he has created mixed media pieces like\u00a0Dedicated to Coney Island\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edlingallery.com\/exhibitions\/tom-duncan-it-isnt-even-past\">Portrait of Tom with a Migraine Headache<\/a>, each of which took some twenty-five years to complete.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13848\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13848 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-5.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-6.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-7.jpg 1720w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lrTD2629-detail-8.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Duncan (b. 1939) The Execution of Private Slovik, 2009 mixed media 74 x 21.5 x 12.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13849\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13849 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-4.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-5.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-6.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-7.jpg 1766w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TD1152_1-8.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Duncan\u00a0(b. 1939) 5 Catholic High School Girls &#8230;, 2001 Mixed media 37 x 22 x 1.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13850\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13850\" style=\"width: 683px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13850 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-5.jpg 696w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-6.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/praxis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/37ab43a86a9d55ebfe212a3fe3042f73-7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tom Duncan (b. 1939) Portrait of Tom with a Migraine Headache, 2013 Mixed media 128.75 x 61.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Duncan\u2019s love for sculpture began at age 4 when he was given a clay set by his aunt. Born in Scotland in 1939 just before World War II broke out, he moved with his mother and brother to New York City shortly after the war ended. 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