James Clover was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa on April 13, 1938. An internationally known sculptor and consummate academician, he taught drawing and sculpture for 30 years. His work is almost exclusively steel or bronze constructions with various welding, paint, and burnishing treatments. The whimsical forms are often a riotous chaos of white geometric shapes that climb into the air. Several U.S. cities boast sculpture parks which host the work of Clover and, like Alexander Calder, Clover's creations are no strangers to college campuses. In 1998, a major Clover installation was completed by Emory University in Atlanta. He died on April 12, 2021.
Monumental Sculptures and Public Works
United States
Georgia
Untitled, 1967, West End Performing Art Center, Atlanta
The Blade, 1972, Nancy Guinn Memorial Library, Conyers
Untitled, 1973, Frankie Allen Park, Atlanta
The Wave, 1974, Emory University, Atlanta
Blade with Dew Drop, 1974, Tucker
Michigan
Dancing Fish, 1993, Quarton Lake waterfall, Birmingham
Dragon, Roger Miller, Grand Rapids
Heaven and Earth, 1990, Grand Valley State University Campus, Allendale Charter Township The Lake's Edge, 1990, Grand Haven Looking to the Future, 1987, Grand Valley State University Campus, Allendale Charter Township The Marsh, 1986, Edgewater Plaza, St. Joseph The River's Edge, 1989, Grand Valley State Campus-Downtown, Grand Rapids Sculpture with Stars, 1992, Federal Square Park, Muskegon Study (Fish), 1991, Grand Valley State University Campus, Allendale Charter Township Untitled, 1987, Grand Valley State University Campus, Allendale Charter Township