George Lundeen

 

Awards and Honors


University of Nebraska
1999
Honarary Doctorate of Humane Letters.
State of Nebraska
1995
Distinguished Nebraskan by proclamation of the Governor of Nebraska.
Legislature of Nebraska and the NebraskaLand Foundation
1995
Pioneer Award.
National Sculpture Society
1983
Prizewinner's Exhibition, Bronze Medal: Departure.
1982 Silver Medal: Old Friends.
1981 Bronze Medal: Departure.
National Academy of Design
1982 Elizabeth N. Watrous Gold Medal: Michelle.
Allied Artists of America
1991 Associate Members Award: Joy of Music-Bass Player.
1990 Helen Gapen Oehler Memorial Award: Hearts on a Swing.
1987 Award: Ben Franklin.
1981 Pietro & Alfrieda Montana Memorial Award: Michelle.
China Exhibition Agency, Beijing (Peking), China
1981 Special Citation.
North American Sculpture Exhibition
1986 John Cavanaugh Memorial Award: Flatlander.
1983 Art Castings of Colorado Award: Lovers.
1981 Rocky Mountain Sculpture Award: Last Laugh.
1980 Best of Show: Il Barbone.
1979 Best of Show: Departure.
American Indian and Cowboy Artist Western Arts Exhibition
1992 Artist of the West.

 

Commissions


2001 Mari Sandoz. Chadron State College. Chadron, Nebraska.
2001 Life's Lessons. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska.
2000 Holly Coors. Air Force Academy. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1999 Portrait busts of former Nebraska state senators Jerome Warner and his father Charles Warner for the Nebraska State Capitol. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1997 Jack Swigert. Statuary Hall, Capitol Building. Washington D. C.
1997 Portrait of Nathan Gold. Nebraska State Capitol Building. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1996 Dolphins. Marketplace Mall. Westminster, Colorado.
1996 Robert Frost. Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire.
1995 Mary Lanning. Mary Lanning Hospital. Hastings, Nebraska.
1994 Portrait of Dwight Griswold. Nebraska State Capitol Building. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1993 George W. Hopper. University of Wyoming Law Library. Laramie, Wyoming.
1993 Cliff Hillegass. Cliff Hillegass Sculpture Garden at the Museum of Nebraska Art. University of Nebraska at Kearney
1993 George W. Norris. Nebraska Rural Electric Association for the National Cooperative Headquarters. Dallas, Texas.
1993 Elrey B. Jeppesen. Denver International Airport. Denver, Colorado.
1992 Branch Rickey. Baseball Man of the Year Award. Inaugural year presented to Dave Winfield.
1992 Portrait of Art Thompson. For the Nebraska State Capital Building. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1992 Volleyball Players. For the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska.
1990 Runner and Couple on Bench. NIKE Inc., Corporate headquarters, Beaverton, Oregon
1989 Joy of Music. Civic Center. Loveland, Colorado.
1988 Gene Sarazen. Atlanta National Golf Club.
1987 Ben Franklin. University of Pennsylvania.
1986 Gilbert Hitchcock. Nebraska Historical Foundation.

 

Selected Collections


Beatrice Public Library. Beatrice, Nebraska.
Benson Sculpture Park. Loveland, Colorado.
Botanical Gardens. Wichita, Kansas.
CAL. TECH. Pasadena, California.
China Exhibition Agency. Beijing, China.
City of Carmel. Carmel, California
City of Cerritos. Cerritos, California.
City of Glendale. Glendale, Arizona.
City of Greeley. Greeley, Colorado
City of Holdrege. Holdrege, Nebraska.
City of Loveland. Loveland, Colorado.
City of Westminster. Westminster, Colorado.
Coronado-Quivira Museum. Lyons, Kansas.
Dartmouth College. Hanover, New Hampshire.
Drake University. Des Moines, Iowa.
Farro Enterprises. Independence, Ohio.
Franklin International Institute. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jeppesen Sanderson Company. Frankfurt, Germany.
Koelbel Public Library. Denver, Colorado.
Laramie County Library. Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Laramie County Memorial Hospital. Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Museum of Outdoor Art. Denver, Colorado.
Nike, Incorporated. Beaverton, Oregon.
Prince Corporation. Holland, Michigan.
Rippon College. Rippon, Wisconsin.
Smithfield Foods. Smithfield, Virginia.
Saint Louis University. Saint Louis, Missouri.
Stanford Law School. Stanford, California.
Tallon Companies. Roseville, Michigan.
Tebo Corporation. Boulder, Colorado.
Trammel Crow Co. Dallas, Texas.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Lincoln, Nebraska.
University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
Warwick Malkin Co. Stanford, Connecticut.
West Publishing Co. St. Paul, Minnesota.

 

Education


1973-1974 Fulbright-Hayes Scholar. Post graduate work at the Academia de Belle Arte in Florence, Italy
1971-1973 Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois. Urbana, Illinois.
1966-1971 Bachelor of Arts, Hastings College. Hastings, Nebraska.
1978-1979 Texas A&M, Artist in Residence.

 

Publications


August 1993 Southwest Art.
November 1991 Art of the West.
January 1988 Art Talk.
May 1983 Southwest Art.
Spring 1981 Artists of the Rockies.

 

Association Memberships


Allied Artist of America.
National Sculpture Society; Fellow.