Harry Marinsky
BORN:
1909. He was 3 years old when his mother took him and his 4 siblings to join their father in Providence. At a young age his family spotted he had a real talent for Art. Harry attended Technical High School in Providence. This was where he had his first sculpture class, for 4 years his teacher encouraged him, he concentrated on casting in plaster and sand and developed his own unique style. At Rhode Island School he was awarded a scholarship, he was an amazing mathematics student which earnt him the offer of a place at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he decided against going and stayed at Rhode Island School. The Marinsky family were fairly wealthy during Harry’s childhood but as the garment industry changed from tailored clothes to ready wear clothes his father was forced into early retirement. Harry had to step up to the plate and take his share in providing for the family. He travelled around and eventually some of his sketches were used in a pocket book titled Mexico in your pocket. He worked for this magazine for 4 years. After the war in May 1945 Harry took seven groups of sculpting, each one consisting of figures. The work was titled One War, One Peace which was a sign of the times. In 1961 and 1962, Marinsky took a sabbatical. For a year he travelled around Europe experiencing the different cultures of sixteen counties during this time he painted over 100 watercolour landscape pictures, many of these have been privately collected. In 1968 he travelled again this time he discovered the Tommasi foundry in Pietrasanta, Italy where he spent a period of time. Marinsky’s work is now created in his own studio within the Tommasi foundary. His largest one man show was in 1968 in New York City. Marinsky’s love of Italy encouraged him to buy an old farmhouse in Capriglia which is on the side of a mountain over looking the mediterranean.
Harry Marinsky sculptures are available for the sculpture park.
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BronzeHarlequin on Stilts by Harry Marinsky
£5,100 inc VATHarlequin on Stilts by Harry Marinsky, Bronze