Scott Burton (1939-1989)
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Sources
Burton, Scott. Artist Statement. Design Quarterly 122 (1983): 10-11.
David Getsy (Goldabelle McComb Finn Distinguished Professor of Art History and Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago), Interview, May 20, 2015.
Scott Burton. Edited by Brenda Richardson. Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1987. Exhibition catalog.
Scott Burton: Collected Writings on Art & Performance, 1965-1975. Edited by David J. Getsy. Chicago: Soberscove Press, 2012.
Scott Burton: the Concrete Work. Edited by Peter Schjeldahl. New York: Max Protetch Gallery, 1992. Exhibition catalog.
Further Reading
Rondeau, James E. “Bronze Chair, Designed 1972, Cast 1975 by Scott Burton.” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 25.1 (1999): 46-47.
Smart Collecting: Acquisitions 1990-2004, Celebrating the Thirtieth Anniversary. Edited by Kimberly Rorschach. Chicago: The Smart Museum of Art, 2004.
Archival Materials
Design sketches of Burton's sculpture, 1988
“Scott Burton's Sculpture Bench and Table To Be Installed At The Smart Museum Of Art On 7 June 1991” (press release from the Smart Museum, May 1991)