About Michael Tom
Lived 1946 – 1999 (aged 52–53). Michael Tom was an American sculptor.
Man: b. 1910-d. 1969/Woman: b. 1914-d. 1974 by Michael Tom, copper, 1989, Hawaii State Art Museum
Michael Tom (1946–1999) was an American sculptor.
Early life Tom was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Tom was adopted and named as Michael Goon Bing Tom. Tom's sister is Crystella. Tom is best known for his small sculptures of hammered copper. Death is a pervasive theme in his work (Clark, 1996).
Some of his sculptures are anthropomorphic, referencing birth, war, and death. Man: b. 1910-d. 1969/Woman: b. 1914-d. 1974, in the collection of the Hawaii State Art Museum, demonstrates the artist's anthropomorphic work. The East-West Center, the Hawaii State Art Museum, and the Honolulu Museum of Art and they are among the public collections holding sculptures by Michael Tom.
Personal life Tom's second wife was Pamela Simon.
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Who was Michael Tom?
American artist
When was Michael Tom born?
Michael Tom was born in 1946.
When did Michael Tom die?
Michael Tom died in 1999.
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Michael Tom was a sculptor.
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Michael Tom was American.
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