Monster Essays - Burton Freund
Zachary Zukovsky
Burton Freund
Burton Freund was a sculptor, illustrator and painter. He worked with a multiplicity of mediums from wood to stone to bronze and everything in between. One thing that amazed me in my study of Burton Freund was the amount of meaningful work he was able to produce; he was a truly prolific artist. His style changed very little during his career. Freund’s work is stylistically considered to be Realist. He felt that the more abstract styles did not allow the average person to understand the work. Thus, he focused more on the “Realistic” portrayal of the social condition. He considered himself to be a political activist and a family man, his ar....
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