Duane Hanson

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Duane Elwood Hanson
Born	(1925-01-17)January 17, 1925 Alexandria, Minnesota
Died	January 6, 1996(1996-01-06) (aged 70) Boca Raton, Florida
Nationality	American
Education	BA, 1946, Macalester College, Saint Paul, Minnesota MFA, 1951, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Known for	Sculpture
Movement	Photorealism, hyperrealism

Duane Hanson (January 17, 1925 – January 6, 1996) was an American artist and sculptor born in Minnesota. He spent most of his career in South Florida. He was known for his life-sized realistic sculptures of people. He cast the works based on human models in various materials, including polyester resin, fiberglass, Bondo, and bronze. Hanson's works are in the permanent collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Smithsonian.