The Expression of Cleo Hartwig
by Nancy DeJesus
Sculptor Cleo Hartwig (1907-1988) left behind a large body of work, sculpting from the late 1930s nearly to her death at age 80. Hartwig was born in Webberville, Michigan. She studied at Western Michigan University, the Art Institute of Chicago, the International School of Art in Europe and the United States, and with José de Creeft. She taught in public and private school systems, at Cooper Union in New York City, and at the Montclair Art Museum in New Jersey. Her sculpture is represented in museums across the nation. With an eye for simplicity, Hartwig examined a subject's geometry and reduced that subject to its most essential lines and forms. By suggesting reality without describing it in exacting detail, she intensified the expressive power of her sculpture.
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