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267:(silkscreen prints). Dimondstein's 21-color "Ocean Park Pier" was selected by the Carnegie Institute as one of the 100 best prints in 1947. This serigraph, along with others by Miriam Dimondstein, were exhibited at Fraymart Gallery in June 1948. At the time, the pair were considered leaders in the new art medium.
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At the beginning of his career his work was abstract, influenced by the Paris School. Gradually, along with
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Dimondstein and his family moved to Italy in 1960. During his time in Italy, Dimondstein continued to create using print and paint, but his focus transitioned to sculpture. He would sculpt using wax and then cast the wax in bronze. Most of his sculpted works during this time centered on the nude or
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Dimondstein had established The School of Fine Art, where he taught and worked alongside photographer Harry
Drinkwater, and artists Arnold Mesches, Ted Gilien, Keith Fitch, and Martin Lubner. Later, he also taught drawing and sculpture at the University of Southern California. Notable artist
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a series of three sculpted works, abstracts multiple bodies and body parts into a blossoming knot. This series is canonized by
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who lived in the United States, Mexico, and Italy over the course of his life and career. One of his self-portraits is held by the
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that was used for the cover of his 1959 album release,
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with the Secretary of State in the State of New York.
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as illustrated by Morton Dimondstein in woodcut style.
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