Hamilton, NJ (February 24) – The Board of Trustees of the International Sculpture Center will honor John Henry with the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Bascom is proud to display, John Henry's "Tempus" on the Horst Winkler Sculpture Trail. We invite the public to visit and enjoy Henry's work the next time you are on The Bascom's Campus.
The Bascom is open year-round and offers free admission to its exhibitions. The campus is located at 323 Franklin Road in Highlands, NC. More information about the Bascom’s exhibitions and educational programs can be found at www.thebascom.org.
The Life and work of John Henry (1943-2022)
Henry was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1943. He received his BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1969. From 1978–80, he was President and Chairman of ConStruct. Henry also studied at the Illinois Institute of Technology, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. In 1996, the University of Kentucky awarded him the Honorary Doctor of Arts.
Henry’s sculptures range from tabletop-size to skyscraper-tall, often resemble an explosion of metals bars frozen in mid-air vertically and horizontally. Henry’s pieces can be found in places like Korea, Venezuela, China, Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy and the United States.
In 2016 Henry and his wife Pamela opened the 33-acre venue at Montague Park an outdoor art museum that features large-scale works of art from around the world, which includes more than 15 permanent and 24 visiting pieces and is the largest sculpture park in the southeastern United States.
John Henry not only contributed to field of sculpture with a laudable body of work he was committed to the next generation of artists through his mentorship and generosity. He also devoted many years to the International Sculpture Center serving as a board member from 1996 2022, with the role of Vice Chair, 1996 – 1998, Chairman 1998 – 2000, and Chair Emeritus 2000 – 2022, Chairman Emeritus.
