Résumé
Chronology:
1943
Born, Lafayette, Indiana
1967
Received B.F.A. San Francisco Art Institute, California
Lives and works in New York
Awards and Honorary Degrees:
1977
Recipient Theodoran Award, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1979
Recipient John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
1981
Recipient Academy Award, American Academy of Arts & Letters
One-Artist Exhibitions:
1967
Brady Gallery, San Francisco, California:
John Duff
1970
David Whitney Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, September 19–October 10.
1971
Galerie Ricke, Cologne, Germany:
John Duff
David Whitney Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, October 16–November 9.
1972
Irving Blum Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
John Duff, November 14–December 9.
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Dallas, Texas:
John Duff, November 11–December 4.
John Bernard Myers Gallery, New York, New York:
Fiberglass Sculpture, March 11–30.
1973
John Bernard Myers Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, March 3–29, 1973.
1974
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California:
John Duff: Sculpture, January 8–February 4.
1975
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California:
Sculpture: John Duff, December 16–January 17.
Willard Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, March 15–April 17.
1976
Willard Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, March 6–April 5.
1977
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California:
John Duff: Works from 1967/Works from 1977.
Willard Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, February 5–March 3.
1978
Galerie Swart, Amsterdam, The Netherlands:
Plastieken Van Staafijzer,
Willard Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff: Sculpture—Large Works, (at 623 Broadway), and John Duff:
Sculpture—Small Works, (at 29 East 72nd Street), November 21–December
23.
1979
Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, California:
John Duff Sculpture 1967–1979, October 8–November 16. Catalogue,
text by Robert McDonald.
1980
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California:
John Duff: Recent Sculpture, January 5–30.
1981
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
Bronze Sculpture, May 9–June 6.
1982
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California:
John Duff: Recent Sculpture
1983
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
John Duff: Recent Work, March 23–April 16
1984
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
John Duff: Recent Sculpture in Fiberglass, November 29–December 29.
1985
Blum Helman, New York, New York:
John Duff: New Sculpture, January 9–February 2
The Clocktower, The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Inc., New York,
New York:
John Duff: Cast Sculpture, Clay and Bronze 1980–1984, Henry Geldzahler,
curator.
1986
BlumHelman, New York, New York:
John Duff: New Sculpture, January 9–February 2
1987
Blum Helman, Santa Monica, California:
John Duff: New Work, February 6–March 7.
1988
BlumHelman, New York, New York
John Duff: Recent Sculpture, May 4–28.
Catalogue, text by Robert Creeley.
BlumHelman, Santa Monica, California:
John Duff: New Work, December 8–January 14.
1989
Blum Helman, New York, New York
John Duff: Bronzes, March 9–April 1.
Catalogue, text by John Yau.
1990
Blum Helman, New York, New York
John Duff: New Work, October 24–November 17.
Catalogue, text by Edward Albee.
Amy Lipton Gallery, New York, New York
John Duff
1991
San Jose Museum of Art, California:
John Duff, January 13–March 31.
Catalogue, with introduction by Colleen Vojvodich, essay by Phyllis Tuchman.
1992
Galeria 57, Madrid, Spain:
John Duff: Nueva Escultura, February 12–April 4.
1993
McKee Gallery, New York, New York
1995
McKee Gallery, New York, New York
Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kansas:
John Duff, March 5–April 12.
Brochure, text by David Cateforis.
1997
Knoedler & Company, New York, New York:
John Duff: Sculpture, May 8–June 13.
1999
Hill Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
John Duff: Drawn into Form, February 25–April 3.
Bentley Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
John Duff and Wesley Kimler, April 1–30, 1999.
Ingrid Raab Gallery, Berlin:
John Duff: Sculpture from the 90s, November 24, 1999–January 8, 2000.
2001
Knoedler & Company, New York, New York:
John Duff: Elements, Increments, Intervals, May 3–June 29.
in conjunction with an exhibition at Baumgartner Gallery, New York, New
York.
Catalogue with essay by Arthur C. Danto.
2003
/4 Knoedler & Company, New York, NY:
John Duff — Designed With You in Mind: Various Sculptures, Variously
Entailed, January 29, 2003–March 13, 2004. Catalogue with essay by
Elisabeth Sussman.
2005
Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Greensboro:
John Duff: Falk Visiting Artist, September 18–December 11. Catalogue
with text by Xandra Eden.
2006
Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
John Duff: Sculpture and a Situational Wall Drawing, September 5–October
21. Catalogue with text by Sid Sachs.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
1967
Albatross Gallery, Newport Beach, California:
A Gift of Art, December
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, New York:
Essentials
1969
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
Anti Illusion: Procedures/Materials, May 19–July 6.
Catalogue, text by James Monte and Marcia Tucker.
1970
Galerie Ricke, Cologne, Germany:
Program III: Bilder, Sculpturen, Objekte, Zeichnungen, June 26–September.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Sculpture, December 12, 1970–February
7. Catalogue with text by John I. H. Baur.
1971
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC:
Depth and Presence, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, May 3–30.
Catalogue with text by Stephen Prokopoff.
1972
Private Purpose, Fine Arts Gallery, Washington State University, Pullman,
WA.
1973
Whitney Museum of American Art:
Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Art.
1977
The New York State Museum, Albany, New York:
New York: The State of Art, October 8–November 28.
Catalogue.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York:
Nine Artists: Theodoran Awards
Catalogue with text by Linda Shearer.
1978
Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, New York:
Gold/Silver
Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco, California:
Up Against the Wall
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
American Art: 1950 to the Present (Selections from the Permanent Collection),
dates unknown. Catalogue with text by Patterson Sims.
Willard Gallery, New York, New York:
Group Show, dates unknown
1979
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York:
Contemporary Sculpture from the Collection, May 18–August 7.
Catalogue with text by Kynaston McShine.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
The Decade in Review: Selections from the 1970’s
Exhibition brochure with text by Patterson Sims.
1980
Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida:
Material Matters: Seven Young Contemporary Artists, March 29–May
4.
Traveled to: Spoleto Festival, Charleston, South Carolina; The Clocktower,
The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, Inc., New York, New York. Catalogue
with text by Edward R. Albee.
Stamford Museum and Nature Center, Connecticut:
Concrete Proposals: Seven Young Contemporary Artists, July 21–September
28.
Catalogue with text by Edward R. Albee.
1981
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, New York:
Exhibition of Work by Newly Elected Members and Recipients of Honors and
Awards
The Grey Art Gallery and Study Center, University of New York, New York:
Tracking the Marvelous, April 28–May. Catalogue with text by John
Bernard Myers.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
Developments in Recent Sculpture, July 22–September 27. Catalogue,
text by Richard Marshall.
1982
Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, California:
Casting: A Survey of Cast Metal Sculpture in the 80’s, July 8–August
28.
Guild Hall Museum East Hampton, New York:
Artists from the Edward F. Albee Foundation
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
Sculpture in Wood
1983
Blum Helman Gallery, New York, New York:
John Duff, Robert Mangold, Bruce Nauman, May 4–28.
Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, New York:
Gallery Artists and Others We Admire
The Gallery, Stratford, Ontario, Canada (presented by Rothmans of Pall
Mall Canada Limited, Ottawa):
American Accents/Accents Américains, (curated by Henry Geldzahler),
June 6–August 7.
Traveled to: College Park, Toronto, Ontario, August 18–September
15; Musée du Quebec, Quebec, September 23–November 4; Art
Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 5–February
6, 1984; Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, February 15–March
25, 1984; Edmonton Art Gallery, Edmonton, Alberta, April 5–May 14,
1984; Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, July 5–August
26, 1984; Glenbow Alberta Institute, Calgary, Alberta, September 15–October
30, 1984; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Montreal, November 29,
1984–January 30, 1985. Catalogue, text by Henry Geldzahler.
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
Black and White
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
Lynda Benglis and John Duff, March 23–April 16.
Manhattan Art, New York, New York:
Christmas Present
Oil and Steel Gallery, New York, New York:
Contemporary Sculptures, Paintings, Drawings (IV): 1956–1983, May
17–June 11.
Bette Stoler Gallery, New York, New York:
Six Sculptors, May 20–July 1.
Wave Hill, Bronx, New York,:
Bronze—Sculpture in the Landscape, May 19–September 30. Catalogue,
text by Michael R. Klein and Sarah McFadden.
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
Minimalism to Expressionism: Painting and Sculpture since 1965 from the
Permanent Collection, June 2–September 18.
1984
Baskerville & Watson, New York, New York:
Brilliant Color
Bette Stoler Gallery, New York, New York:
Id
Cable Gallery, New York, New York:
Sex
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, California:
American Sculpture, July–September.
Althea Viafora Gallery, New York, New York:
Group Show
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana:
Dedication, April 1984
1985
Asian Arts Institute, New York, New York:
Ten Chinatown: First Annual Open Studio Exhibition, June 29 & 30.
Hill Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan:
Image and Mystery
Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign:
Three Sculptors: John Duff, Joel Shapiro, Richard Tuttle,
Catalogue, text by Kenneth Baker and Stephen Prokopoff. November 9–December
22.
Laforet Museum, Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan:
CORRESPONDENCES: New York Art Now Traveled to: Tochigi Prefectural Museum
of Fine Arts, Utsonomiya, Japan. Catalogue, text by Alan Jones, et al.
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, New York:
Sculpture
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York:
1985
Biennial Exhibition, Catalogue
Whitney Museum of American Art, Fairfield County, Stamford, Connecticut:
Affiliations: Recent Sculpture and Its Antecedents, Catalogue, text by
Joshua Dector and David Lurie.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York:
Transformations in Sculpture: Four Decades of American and European Art,
November 1985–February 16. Catalogue, text by Diane Waldman.
P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, NY:
Figures, through March 10.
1986
El Bohio Community & Cultural Center, New York, New York:
Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Catalogue, text by Alan Jones.
Hill Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan:
Structure Abstractions
MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Bank of Boston
Gallery:
Natural Forms and Forces: Abstract Images in American Sculpture, May 9–June
29.
Catalogue, text by Kathy Halbreich, Katy Kline et al.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California:
Individuals: A Selected History of Contemporary Art, 1945–1986, (Inaugural
Year exhibition for the opening of the museum’s new building), December
10, 1986–January 10, 1988. Essays by Kate Linker, Donald Kuspit,
Hal Foster, Ronald J. Onorato, Germano Celant, Achille Bonito Oliva, John
C. Welchman, and Thomas Lawson.
Laurie Rubin Gallery, New York, New York:
The Constructed Image
Willard Gallery, New York, New York:
50th Anniversary Exhibition, Part II
BlumHelman Gallery, New York, New York:
Eccentric Abstraction
1987
Blum Helman, New York, New York:
Sculptor’s Drawings
Blum Helman, New York, New York:
Summer Group Show
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC:
Spectrum: Three Sculptors: Christopher Wilmarth, John Duff, Peter Charles,
May 9–August 16.
Fuller Goldeen Gallery, San Francisco, California:
Synthesis
Lorence Monk Gallery, New York, New York:
Sculpture by John Duff, Robert Lobe, Al Taylor
Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan:
Magic in the Mind’s Eye
Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Bronze, Plaster & Polyester: A Selection of Cast Sculpture, November
6–December 12.
Sharpe Gallery, New York, New York:
Grace is the Better Park of Valor
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York:
Fifty Years of Collecting: An Anniversary Selection, Sculpture in the Modern
Era
UCI Fine Arts Gallery, University of California at Irvine:
The Capital Group: Selections from a Corporate Collection
1988
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut:
Innovations in Sculpture 1985–1988, September 24–December 31.
Blum Helman Gallery, New York, New York:
Sculpture and Drawings
Blum Helman Gallery, New York, New York:
[Merce] Cunningham Benefit Art Exhibition and Sale, June 1–4.
Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, New York:
17 Years at the Barn: Highlights of the Edward F. Albee Foundation
Herron Gallery, Indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art, Indiana:
Welcome Back: Works by Contemporary Artists from Indiana
Kouros Gallery, New York, New York:
In Memory of John Myers
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York:
Viewpoints –Postwar Painting and Sculpture from the Guggenheim Museum
Whitney Museum of American Art at the Equitable Center, New York, New York:
Enclosing the Void: Eight Contemporary Sculptors, November 11, 1988–January
25.
1989
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut:
Selections from the Collection of Marc and Livia Straus
Blum Helman Gallery, New York, New York:
Group Sculpture
Fine Arts Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston:
Microsculpture
Meredith Long & Co., Inc., Houston, Texas:
For the Collector, Important Contemporary Sculpture
1990
Blum Helman Gallery, New York, New York:
Masterworks of Contemporary Sculpture
Blum Helman Gallery, New York, New York:
Red White Blue
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, New York:
Fabricators
Bertha Urdang Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts:
Sculpture from the New England Collections
Wiegand Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Belmont, California
Objects of Potential — Five American Sculptors from the Anderson
Collection, February 6–March 30. Catalogue with text by David Cateforis.
Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, C.W. Post, Brookville, New
York:
Edward Albee’s Other Eye, Sculptural Objects, June 19–July
30.
1991
San Jose Museum of Art, California:
John Duff/Franz Gertsch, through March 31.
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, New York:
Fabricators, June
The Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
The New Bronze Age, September 13–November 3. Catalogue with text
by Garth Clark.
1992
Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
Issues in Sculpture 1960–1990
Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina, Greensboro:
In Search of Form
1993
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, New York:
Drawings - 30th Anniversary Exhibition for the Foundation for the Performance
Arts
University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts at Amherst:
A/D Editions, Assorted Objects for the Home and Garden
Hillwood Art Museum:
Edward Albee's Other Eye: Sculptural Objects from the Edward Albee and
Edard F. Albee Fondation Collections, June–July 1993.
1994
Ecole des Beaux Arts de Lorent, France:
Le temp d’un dessin Catalogue.
1995
–96 The Guggenheim Museum SoHo, New York, NY:
The Material Imagination, –January 28, 1996.
1996
Knoedler & Company, New York, NY:
Different Sides: Drawings/Photographs/Prints/Paintings/Sculpture, Summer
1997
Rosenberg Gallery - Calkins Hall, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York:
Across Lines: Drawings by Contemporary Sculptors, April 3–23.
McKee Gallery, New York, New York:
Sculptors Against the Wall, May 3–June 14.
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut:
Best of the Season: Selected Work from 1996–97 Gallery Exhibitions,
September 14, 1997–January 4, 1998.
Knoedler & Company, New York, NY:
Contemporary Masterworks, January 15–February 8.
1998
Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, New York, New York:
Sculptors Draw, September 9–October 10.
1999
Raab Galerie, Berlin, Germany:
40 Years of American Drawings, February 19–March 27; New Jersey Center
for Visual Arts, 2000 Summit, New Jersey:
As if Alive: Animate Sculpture, September 10–October 29. Sara Lynn
Henry, Curator
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts,
Richmond, Virginia:
From Idea to Matter: Nine Sculptors, October 20–December 17. Curated
by Edward Albee.
2001
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA:
Celebrating Modern Art: The Anderson Collection. October 4, 2000–January
15, 2001.
2002
American Academy of Arts & Letters, New York, NY:
Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture
2005
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon:
2-D from 3-D: Contemporary and Historical Drawings by Sculptors, October
6 – November 23, 2005.
2006
Against the Grain: Contemporary Art from the Edward R. Broida Collection,
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 3–July 10, 2006.
2007
Painting and Sculpture: Selections from the collection curated by Bill
Katz, Fiher Landau Center for Art, Long Island City, New York, opening
May 19.
Selected Bibliography:
Books and Exhibition Catalogues:
Monte, James and Marcia Tucker. Anti-Illusion: Procedures/Materials (exhibition
catalogue), New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1969.
Baur, John I. H. 1970 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Sculpture
(exhibition catalogue), New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1970.
Baur, John I. H. 1973 Biennial Exhibition: Contemporary American Art (exhibition
catalogue), New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1973.
Sheerer, Linda. Nine Artists: Theordoran Awards (exhibition catalogue).
New York: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1977.
Sims, Patterson. American Art: 1950 to the Present (Selections from the
Permanent Collection) (exhibition brochure), New York: Whitney Museum of
American Art, 1978.
McDonald, Robert. John Duff Sculpture Retrospective 1967-1979 (exhibition
catalogue). Rohnert Park, California: Sonoma State University Art Gallery,
1979.
McShine, Kynaston. Contemporary Sculpture: Selections from the Collection
of the Museum of Modern Art (exhibition catalogue). New York: The Museum
of Modern Art, 1979.
Albee, Edward R. Concrete Proposals: Seven Young Contemporary Artists (exhibition
catalogue). Stamford, Connecticut: Stamford Museum and Nature Center, 1980.
Albee, Edward R. Material Matters: Seven Young Contemporary Artists (exhibition
catalogue). West Palm Beach, Florida: Norton Gallery of Art, 1980.
Exhibition of Work by Newly Elected Members and Recipients of Honors and
Awards (exhibition catalogue). New York: American Academy and Institute
of Arts and Letters, 1981.
Duff, John. "Artists's Talk," Inside the Studio: Two Decades
of Talks with Artists in New York, Judith Olch Richards, ed. (New York:
Independent Curators International, 2004).
Marshall, Richard. Developments in Recent Sculpture (exhibition catalogue).
New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1981.
Paintings and Sculpture by Candidates for Art Awards (exhibition catalogue).
New York: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, 1981.
Geldzahler, Henry. American Accents/Accents Américains (exhibition
catalogue). Ottawa: Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Limited, 1983.
Klein, Michael R. and Sarah McFadden. Bronze: Sculpture in the Landscape
(exhibition catalogue). Bronx, New York: Wave Hill, 1983
Freeman, Phyllis, ed. et al. New Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,
1984.
Baker, Kenneth and Stephen Prokopoff. Three Sculptors (exhibition catalogue).
Champaign: Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, 1985.
Dector, Joshua and David Lurie. Affiliations: Recent Sculpture and Its
Antecedents New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1985.
Jones, Alan et al. Correspondences: New York Art Now (exhibition catalogue).
Tokyo: Laforet Museum, Harajuku, 1985.
1985 Biennial Exhibition (exhibition catalogue). New York: Whitney Museum
of American Art, 1985.
Halbreich, Kathy et al. Natural Forms and Forces: Abstract Images in American
Sculpture (exhibition catalogue). Cambridge: MIT Committee on the Visual
Arts, 1986.
Jones, Alan. “Indoors/Outdoors Sculpture,” (exhibition catalogue).
New York: El Bario Community and Cultural Center, 1986.
Creeley, Robert. John Duff: Recent Sculpture (exhibition catalogue). New
York: Blum Helman Gallery, 1988.
Yau, John. “Gravity and Absence: The Bronzes of John Duff,” in
John Duff: Bronzes (exhibition catalogue). New York: Blum Helman Gallery,
1989.
Albee, Edward . John Duff: New Work (exhibition catalogue). New York: Blum
Helman Gallery, 1990.
Cateforis, David. Objects of Potential; Five American Sculptors from the
Anderson Collection (exhibition catalogue). Belmont, California: Wiegand
Gallery, College of Notre Dame, 1990.
Clark, Garth. The New Bronze Age (exhibition catalogue). Pittsburgh: The
Society for Contemporary Crafts, 1991.
Vojvodich, Colleen, and Phyllis Tuchman. John Duff. (exhibition catalogue).
San Jose: San Jose Museum of Art, 1991.
Albee, Edward. Edward Albee’s Other Eye: Sculptural Objects (exhibition
catalogue). Brookville, New York: Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University,
1993.
Danto, Arthur, “Material and Meaning: Early and recent Work of John
Duff,” in John Duff: Elements, Increments, Intervals, May 3–June
29, 2001. [in conjunction with an exhibition at Baumgartner Gallery, New
York, New York, May 5–June 7, 2001].
Elisabeth Sussman. “Looking and thinking: John Duff’s New Work,” John
Duff: Designed with You in Mind: Various Sculptures, Variously Entailed” (New
York: Knoedler & Company, 2004).
Articles and Reviews:
Anon. Craft Horizon, August 1969.
Linville, Kasha. “John Duff: David Whitney Gallery,” Artforum
(November 1970) p. 85–86.
W[olmer], B[ruce]. “Reviews and Previews: John Duff,” Artnews
(November 1970) p. 18.
A[nderson], L[aurie]. “Reviews and Previews: John Duff,” Artnews
(December 1971) p. 14.
Hughes, Robert. “Out of the Junkyard,” Time (January 4, 1971).
Marandel, J. Patrice. “Lettre de New York,” Art International
(February 1971) pp. 74–75.
Ratcliff, Carter. “New York Letter,” Art International (December
1971) p. 60.
Anon. Craft Horizon (June 1972).
Rose, Barbara. “Where We Are and What We Like,” New York Magazine
(April 3, 1972) p. 62.
Wollmer, Denise. “In the Galleries: John Duff,” Arts Magazine
(May 1972) p. 66.
Collins, James. “John Duff: John Bernard Myers Gallery,” Artforum
(June 1973) p. 93.
Crimp, Douglas. “Reviews and Previews: John Duff,” Artnews
(April 1973) p. 83.
Goldberg, Lenore. “Contemporary Aspects of Primitivism” Arts
Magazine (May 1973) pp. 60–62.
Anon. Craft Horizon (August 1975).
Derfner, Phyllis. “New York: John Duff (Willard),” Art International
(May 15, 1975) p. 67.
Smith, Roberta. “John Duff, Willard Gallery,” Artforum (Summer
1975) p. 74.
Tannenbaum, Judith, “Group Show: Drawings—Willard,” Arts
Magazine (March 1975) p. 10.
Tannenbaum, Judith. “John Duff, Willard,” Arts Magazine (June
1975) p. 16.
Tannenbaum, Judith, “Group Show: Willard,” Arts Magazine (October
1975) p. 16.
Anon. Craft Horizon (June 1976).
Bratton, Denise. “John Duff,” Arts Magazine (March 1976) p.
6.
Hess, Thomas B., “Dumb is Beautiful,” New York (March 3, 1976)
p. 88.
Russell, John, “Art: John Duff,” The New York Times (March
27, 1976).
Frank, Peter. “New York Reviews: John Duff,” Artnews (May 1976)
p. 134.
Howe, Susan. “John Duff at Willard,” Art in America (September-October
1976) pp. 111, 113.
Anon. Craft Horizon (April 1977).
Eisenhart, Willy. John Duff,” Arts Magazine (March 1977) p. 10.
Henry, Gerrit. “New York Reviews: John Duff,” Artnews (April
1977) p. 131.
Tannenbaum, Judith, “John Duff, Willard,” Arts Magazine (April
1977) p. 31.
Zimmer, William. “Confoundingly Clear,” The Soho Weekly News
(February 17, 1977).
Boettger, Susan. “Admitting Sensuality: Sonoma State University Gallery,” Artweek,
(November 10, 1979) p. 4.
Gibson, Eric. “New York: John Duff,” Art International (February
1979) pp. 27–28.
Raynor, Vivien. “Edward Albee vs. the Establishment at Stamford Show,” The
New York Times (August 10, 1980).
Zimmer, William. “Spirit in the Sky,” Soho Weekly News, (June
4, 1980).
Wilson, William. “Galleries,” Los Angeles Times (May 15, 1981).
Drohojowska, Hunter. “Pick of the Week,” Los Angeles Weekly
(May 22–28, 1981).
Kramer, Hilton. “Art: Post-Minimalists Show Recent Sculpture,” The
New York Times (July 24, 1981).
Larson, Kay. “Live Five,” New York Magazine (September 14,
1981) p. 55.
Zimmer, William. “Under Developments” The Soho Weekly News
(August 4, 1981) p. 46.
Cohen, Ronny H. “Developments in Recent Sculpture,” Artforum
(January 1982) p. 79.
Glueck, G[race]. “Artists’ Artists,” Artnews (November
1982) pp. 93–94.
Armstrong, R[ichard]. “Reviews: John Duff, Robert Mangold, Bruce
Nauman,” Artforum (September 1983) pp. 68–69.
Wilson, William. “The Galleries,” Los Angeles Times (December
7, 1984).
Bianchi, T. “A Focus on Creating,” Artweek (December 22, 1984)
p. 5.
Chatwin, Bruce. “A Place to Hang Your Hat,” House & Garden
(June 1984).
Brenson, Michael. “Art: 6 Sculptors Display ‘A Rational Imperative,’” The
New York Times (January 18, 1985) p. C23.
Brenson, Michael. “Art: One-Man Show Shows Will Enrich the Season,” The
New York Times, (September 8, 1985) p. H43.
Kuspit, Donald. “John Duff’s Perfect Sculpture,” Artforum
(April 1985) pp. 78–80.
Larson, Kay, “Body and Soul,” New York Magazine (February 10,
1985) p. 72.
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Works in Public Collections:
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christie, Texas
Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York, New York
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Kaiser-Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, California
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California
Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for the Arts, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York