Plaza will be named for George Laisner
Spokane Daily Chronicle - Jan 9, 1980
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Spokane Daily Chronicle - Jan 9, 1980
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Biography George Laisner
Biography George Laisner
Born
in Czechoslovakia on May 5, 1914. Laisner studied at the University of Chicago
and AIC. Most of his career was spent in Pullman, WA as a professor at the
state college. He died there in 1984. Exh: San Francisco Art Association,
1930s, 1940s; Seattle Museum, 1937, 1939; GGIE, 1939; SFMA, 1939, 1943, 1948;
Oakland Art Gallery, 1940, 1947. In: Seattle Museum; San Francisco Art
Association.
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Who's Who in American Art 1940-62; Social Security Death Index (1940-2002).
Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"
Who's Who in American Art 1940-62; Social Security Death Index (1940-2002).
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George Laisner Sculpture Plaza was dedicated Sept. 27, 1980
George Laisner Sculpture Plaza was dedicated Sept. 27, 1980
George Laisner Sculpture
Plaza was “dedicated Sept. 27, 1980, to honor George Laisner, well-known WSU
artist and teacher. Laisner, who died in 1984, spent nearly 40 years on the WSU
fine arts faculty, influenced his students and won awards for his sculptures
and paintings. Until “Portal,” the plaza included pieces by at least two WSU
graduates, both former Laisner students:
“—A cast concrete
sculpture with intertwined pieces influenced by Mayan art. By Harold Balasz in Spokane,
it was given in 1979 by the WSU Friends of the Museum
of Art. The sculpture
remains in the plaza area.
“—Fra Mobadalen, a
polished bronze sculpture by Norman Taylor of Seattle.
Influenced by a trip to Norway,
it is one of a series of Taylor
sculptures and drawings. It is now located in a plaza next to Neill Hall on
campus.”