. . . . "1105881825"^^ . . "National Endowment for the Arts - Individual Artist Grant"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Guggenheim Foundation - Fellowship"@en . . "Manuel John Neri Jr."@en . . . "California College of Arts and Crafts \u2013 Honorary Doctorate"@en . . . . "Sculptor Manuel Neri in his Carrara, Italy studio, 1983; photo by Sally Larsen"@en . . . . "2021-10-18"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "2021-10-18"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "200"^^ . . . "Manuel Neri"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Manuel John Neri Jr. (April 12, 1930 \u2013 October 18, 2021) was an American sculptor who is recognized for his life-size figurative sculptures in plaster, bronze, and marble. In Neri's work with the figure, he conveys an emotional inner state that is revealed through body language and gesture. Since 1965 his studio was in Benicia, California; in 1981 he purchased a studio in Carrara, Italy, for working in marble. Over four decades, beginning in the early 1970s, Neri worked primarily with the same model, Mary Julia Klimenko, creating drawings and sculptures that merge contemporary concerns with Modernist sculptural forms."@en . . "San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Bay Area Treasure"@en . . . . . . "1930-04-12"^^ . "International Sculpture Center - Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Manuel John Neri Jr."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Sacramento, California, U.S."@en . . . . "American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters \u2013 Award in Art"@en . "8491764"^^ . . . "Manuel Neri"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Orange County Museum of Art - Distinguished Artist Award"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "San Francisco Arts Commission \u2013 Outstanding Achievement in Sculpture"@en . . . . "1930-04-12"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "Sanger, California, U.S."@en . . . . "Sculpture, also drawing, painting and printmaking"@en . . . . . . . "San Francisco Art Institute \u2013 Honorary Doctorate"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Manuel John Neri Jr. (April 12, 1930 \u2013 October 18, 2021) was an American sculptor who is recognized for his life-size figurative sculptures in plaster, bronze, and marble. In Neri's work with the figure, he conveys an emotional inner state that is revealed through body language and gesture. Since 1965 his studio was in Benicia, California; in 1981 he purchased a studio in Carrara, Italy, for working in marble. Over four decades, beginning in the early 1970s, Neri worked primarily with the same model, Mary Julia Klimenko, creating drawings and sculptures that merge contemporary concerns with Modernist sculptural forms."@en . . . . . . . . . "18220"^^ . . "Manuel Neri"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Corcoran School of Art \u2013 Honorary Doctorate"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .