David Askevold
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David Askevold

Born 1940-03-30 · Conrad, Montana, United States · Died 2008-01-23

David Askevold was an experimental American-Canadian artist who lived in Nova Scotia. Askevold studied art and anthropology at the University of Montana. In 1963, he won a Max Beckmann Scholarship to study painting for a year at the Brooklyn Museum Art School in New York. In 1966, he enrolled at the Kansas City Art Institute to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, in Sculpture. Askevold went to Halifax and joined the faculty of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in 1968.

Known for

Two Hanks
Two Hanks
2003
Lipstick for the Border
Lipstick for the Border
2002
Six Fifty
Six Fifty
1989
Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles
1990
Rubber Band
Rubber Band
1971
Jumped Out
Jumped Out
1985
Knife Throw
Knife Throw
1969
Green Willow for Delaware
Green Willow for Delaware
1974
Catapult
Catapult
1970
My Recall of an Imprint from a Hypothetical Jungle
My Recall of an Imprint from a Hypothetical Jungle
1973
Learning About Cars and Chocolates
Learning About Cars and Chocolates
1972
Rhea
Rhea
1982
How Long Have You Known Barbara?
How Long Have You Known Barbara?
1987
It’s No Use Crying
It’s No Use Crying
1972
Very Soon You Will
Very Soon You Will
1977
Nova Scotia Fires
Nova Scotia Fires
1969
Fill
Fill
1970
Bliss D.F.²★ 7
Bliss D.F.²
1979
1/4 Moon
1/4 Moon
1986
Don't Eat Crow
Don't Eat Crow
1994