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MAC BOGGS
Professor of Art
mac.boggs@converse.edu
Milliken Art
Building, Room 210B
Phone:
(864)-596-9176
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| Mr. Boggs was born and raised in Eastern Kentucky.
His great grandfather was a blacksmith; both grandfathers and his
father were welders and steelworkers. Continuing a family
tradition of ironwork, he has taken the ironworker's material and
process and made art. |
| In 1969, he earned a B.A. degree from the
University of Kentucky. In 1970, he earned a M.F.A. degree from
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Since 1970, he
has taught undergraduate and graduate art courses at Converse. In
1994, he was promoted to full professor. |
| Mr. Boggs is well known for his abstract paintings,
steel sculptures, bronze work, computer graphics, and
architectural designs. His work is placed in the presidential
libraries of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. His work is also
located internationally in permanent collections of numerous
corporations. Professor Boggs was invited to present his September
11th World Trade Center memorial, The Halo Project, at the fourth
edition of the exhibition "International Biennial of
Contemporary Art" in Italy. (Read
more...) In addition, he has received many sculpture
commissions for private residences, one of which is the home of
the author Lillian Jackson Braun. |
The city of Spartanburg commissioned Mr. Boggs to
produce a bronze medallion to commemorate the city's
sesquicentennial. In 1991, he was named Honorary Artists of
Spartanburg by proclamation of the Mayor of Spartanburg. In 2000,
the Mayor proclaimed April 29th as "Mayo Mac Boggs Day."
Mr. Boggs frequently exhibits his work and serves as a guest
speaker for lecture-demonstrations. He has been the subject of
many radio and TV shows, the most recent being Educational
Television's "Impressions."
Recently Mr. Boggs lived in Pietrasanta, Italy carving marble that had been excavated from Monte Altissimo, also known as Michelangelo's marble mountain in honor of the legendary artist who personally selected and used the exquisite marble for his own carvings beginning in 1517. The full headline appears here.
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Evolution of Play II |
9-11 Memorial |
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Art Building Wall Sculpture |
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580 East Main
Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302
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