Robert Wideman

Robert Wideman was born in Albany, New York, in 1953 and studied at the State University of New York. Since 1976 he has designed and created objects in ferrous materials while teaching metalsmithing on his own and in association with such institutions as the Hancock Shaker Museum and the Old Chatham Shaker Museum. In addition to making his own sculptures, he works on commissions and develops armatures and components for other sculptors. In one series, he transformed recognizable tools and mechanisms into new dynamic objects that have great beauty and wit but still retain their original, functional design.

*Excerpted from Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, published by Harry N. Abrams Inc.