Background
Hanson, Duane Elwood was born on January 17, 1925 in Alexandria, Minnesota, United States. Son of Dewey O. and Agnes N. (Nelson) Hanson.
Hanson, Duane Elwood was born on January 17, 1925 in Alexandria, Minnesota, United States. Son of Dewey O. and Agnes N. (Nelson) Hanson.
Student, Luther College, 1944. Student, University Washington, 1945. Bachelor, Macalester College, 1946.
Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy Art, 1951. Doctor of Humane Letters, Nova University, 1979. Doctor of Humane Letters, Nova University, 1985.
Doctor of Fine Arts, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, 1992. Doctor of Fine Arts, Macalester College, 1995.
include Galerie Netzel, Bremen, Federation Republic of Germany 1958, O.K. Harris Works of Art 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1984, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago 1974, Neue Galerie, Aachen 1974, University Art Museum, Berkeley, California 1977, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 1977-1978, Jacksonville Art Museum, Fla. 1980-1981, Wichita State University, Kan. 1984; travelling exhibition visiting Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya 1984, Cranbrook Academy, of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills 1985, Millesgarden, Stockholm 1986, Auckland Art Gallery 1988, City Art Gallery. Wellington 1989, McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch 1989, Dunedin Public Art Gallery 1989, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton 1989, World Design Exhibition, Nagoya 1989; numerous group exhibitions including Miami Art Center 1968, Danneberg Gallery, NewYork 1971, Galerie de Gestlo, Hamburg 1972, Galerie des 4 Mouvements, Paris 1972, 1973, Lunds Konsthall, Sweden 1973, Edinburgh Festival, Scotland 1974, Palazzo Reale, Milan 1974, Centre Pompidou, Paris 1977-1978, 11th Institute Sculpture Conference, Washington, D.C. 1980, Whitney Biennial Exhibition, New York 1981, Museum of Modern Art, Saitama, Japan 1983, Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Toledo, Ohio 1984, Pop Art 1955-1970; Art Gallery of N.S.W., Sydney, Queensland Art Gallery', Brisbane, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne 1985, Figure as Subject: The Last Decade, The Whitney Museum of American Art at the Equitable Center, New York 1986, Auckland Art Gallery 1988, McDougall Art Gallery 1989, World Design Exhibition Japan 1989, Tampa (Fla.) Museum of Art 1989, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa 1990, Pennsylvania Academy, of Fine Arts, Phila. 1990; Blair Teacher high schools, Idaho, 1946-1947, Iowa, 1949-1950, Connecticut, 1951-1953, United States Army Dependent Schools, Germany, 1953-1960, Atlanta, 1960-1962. Instructor art Oglethorpe University, 1962-1965. Assistant professor Miami-Dade Junior College, 1965-1969.
Sculptor associated O.K. Harris Gallery, New York City, 1969-1990, Marisa del Re Gallery, New York City, 1994-1996.
One-man shows include, Würtembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart Germany, 1974, Neue Galerie, Aachen, Germany, 1974, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 1975, Humleback, Denmark, Lousiana Museum, 1975, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum Art, Wichita, Kansas, 1976, University Nebraska Art Galleries, Lincoln, 1976, Des Moines Art Center, University Art Museum University California-Berkeley, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Atkins Museum of Fine Arts, both in Kansas City, Missouri, Colorado Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Virginia Museum Fine Arts, Richmond, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, all 1977, Whitney Museum American Art, New York City, 1978, Jacksonville Art Museum, Florida, 1980, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, Florida, 1981, Lock Haven Art Museum, Orlando, Florida, 1981, Norton Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, 1981, O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York City, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum Art, Wichita State University, Kansas, travelling exhibition, Isetan Museum Art, Tokyo, Daimuru Museum, Osaka, Japan, Nagoya City Museum, Japan, Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Macalester College Art Gallery, St. Paul, Millesgarden, Stockholm, 1986, Auckland (New Zealand) Art Gallery, 1988, City Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand, 1989, McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1989, Dunedin (New Zealand) Public Art Gallery, 1989, Waikato Museum Art and History, Hamilton, New Zealand, 1989, World Design Exposition, Nagoya, Japan, 1989, Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Museum Art, 1988, Tampa (Florida) Museum Art, 1989, Center for Arts, Vero Beach, Florida, 1989, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, 1989, Cranbrook Academy Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1990, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, 1990, Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1990, Brown University Art Museum, Providence, 1990, Kunsthalle Tubingen, Germany, 1990, Joseph Haubrich, Kunsthalle, Cologne, Germany, 1991, Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany, 1991, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, 1991, Neue Gallery Wolfgang Gurlih Museum, Linz, Austria, 1992, Kunsthausverein, Vienna, 1992, Montreal Museum Fine Arts, 1994, Fort Worth Art Museum, 1994, Daimuru Museum Art, Tokyo, 1995, Genichiro-Inokuma Museum Contemporary Art, 1995, Kagawa and Kintetsu Museum Art, Osaka, 1995, Marisa del Re Gallery, 1995, Norton Gallery Art, Palm Beach, Florida, 1995.
Married Janice Roche, August 19, 1950. Children: Craig Curtis, Paul Duane, Karen Liane. Married Wesla Host, June 15, 1968.
Children: Maja, Duane Elwood.