# Raymond Persinger

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**Raymond Persinger** (born 1959) is an American artist best known for his large [bronze sculptures](/source/Bronze_sculpture) and [public art](/source/Public_art) installations.

Persinger has created sculptures for many public and private collections, including the City of [Brea, California](/source/Brea,_California), [Chapman University](/source/Chapman_University) and the [National Geographic](/source/National_Geographic_Society) Museum. His work has been selected for various exhibits by prominent curators, including [Smithsonian Institution](/source/Smithsonian_Institution) curator Dr. [Virginia Mecklenburg](/source/Virginia_Mecklenburg), curator and Los Angeles–based critic [Peter Frank](/source/Peter_Frank_(art_critic)), and [LACMA](/source/LACMA) curator [Michele Urton](/source/Michele_Urton).[1]

## Life and career

Persinger studied with Kenn Glenn, [Stephen Werlick](/source/Stephen_Werlick), [Robert Graham](/source/Robert_Graham_(sculptor)) and [George Segal](/source/George_Segal_(artist)). He holds a bachelor's degree from [California State University, Long Beach](/source/California_State_University,_Long_Beach), and a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts) (MFA) from [California State University, Fullerton](/source/California_State_University,_Fullerton).[2]

In 1986, Persinger began working at [Dinamation](/source/Dinamation), where he created life-sized sculptures of dinosaurs, extinct mammals and sea creatures for use in museum exhibits and worked as project director and manager/art director of the sculpture department. He was credited for his claw structure theory in [James Kirkland](/source/James_Kirkland_(paleontologist))'s original paper on the dinosaur *[Utahraptor](/source/Utahraptor)*.[3] He left [Dinamation](/source/Dinamation) in 1996.[citation needed] Persinger also worked as a freelance artist for [Disneyland](/source/Disneyland)’s Entertainment Arts.[4]

Persinger was the sculpture program chair at the [Laguna College of Art and Design](/source/Laguna_College_of_Art_and_Design) from 1995 through 2013, during this period the sculpture program was considered one of the best [figurative sculpture](/source/Figurative_sculpture) programs in the country.[5]

In 2008, [SIAS University](/source/SIAS_University) in China's [Henan Province](/source/Henan_Province) invited Persinger and several other artists to participate in an [International Sculpture Symposium](/source/International_Sculpture_Symposium). Persinger's finished sculpture will be placed at the entrance of the SIAS campus sculpture garden.[6] Persinger's work has been selected as an example of how public art is created on the [PublicArt.org](http://www.PublicArt.org) website.[7]

As of 2008, Persinger was working on a Holocaust Monument project with poet and [Holocaust](/source/Holocaust) survivor [Peter Fischl](/source/Peter_Fischl). This monument will be placed at several museums around the world.[8]

Persinger has recently turned to [relief](/source/Relief) images in [glass](/source/Glass) that examine the spiritual connection between man and nature.

## See also

- [Contemporary realism](/source/Contemporary_realism)
- [Classical Realism](/source/Classical_Realism)

## References

**Notes**

1. ["Raymond Persinger"](http://www.sculptureexchange.com/Sculpture_Exchange_to_promote_public_awareness_and_appreciation_of_sculpture/Raymond_Persinger.html). *www.sculptureexchange.com*. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

1. ["Raymond Persinger"](http://www.sculptureexchange.com/Sculpture_Exchange_to_promote_public_awareness_and_appreciation_of_sculpture/Raymond_Persinger.html). *www.sculptureexchange.com*. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

1. Kirkland, J.I.; Burge, D.; Gaston, R. (1993). ["A large dromaeosaur \[Theropoda\] from the Lower Cretaceous of Utah"](https://www.academia.edu/225747). *Hunteria*. **2** (10): 1–16.

1. ["Raymond Persinger"](http://www.sculptureexchange.com/Sculpture_Exchange_to_promote_public_awareness_and_appreciation_of_sculpture/Raymond_Persinger.html). *www.sculptureexchange.com*. Retrieved 2019-10-14.

1. "Art Institute of Southern California Adds the Figure to the California Landscape". *National Sculpture Society*. '***(1): 15. 2000.***

1. "Professor Receives New Education in China". *Laguna Beach Independent*. 4 July 2008.

1. ["Making"](http://www.publicart.org/PublicArt.org/Making.html). *www.publicart.org*. Retrieved 2019-10-11.

1. "For a Small Boys Sake". *Chino Champion*. August 16, 2008.

**Bibliography**

- "For a Small Boys Sake" Chino Champion, August 16, 2008, Front Page.
- "Professor Receives New Education in China" Laguna Beach Independent, 4 July 2008, Arts & Entertainment Page 1.
- Walsh, Daniella “Coastal Communities of Southern California: Laguna, LaJolla and Beyond” ARTnews, Summer 2004, Pages109-118.
- Deffner, Elizabeth “Anniversary Celebration” Orange City News, September 20, 2001, Front Page.
- Millet, Joe “Interview with Raymond Persinger, Sculptor” ArtSchools.com, July 2000.
- “Art Institute of Southern California Adds the Figure to the California Landscape” National Sculpture Society, January 2000, Page 15.
- Becker, Jack “Recent Projects” Public Art Review, Spring/Summer 1996, Page 42.
- Hill, Toby. “Monumental Proportions; ‘Hero’s Journey’ honors firefighters” Brea Progress, April 14, 1994, Page A-3.
- Rightmire, Mark. “Hero’s Journey” The Orange County Register, April 9, 1994, Metro 3.
- “Retired Brea Fire Captain Honors Firefighters By Commissioning Statue” The California Fire Service Magazine, April, 1994, Page 49.
- Epstein, Pancho. “If it looks Like Chicken, it May be Representational” Santa Fe Star, May 3, 1991, Pages 8–9.
- “The Iron Worker” The Brea Line, May 1991.
- Epstein, Pancho. “Three Vie in Search of the Perfect Statue” Santa Fe Star, April 27, 1991, Page 8.
- Helton, Shelley. “Artist Dream Comes True” The Orange County Register, September 24, 1987, Local News Page one.
- “Sculptor Ray Persinger and ‘Mustangs’ The Brea Line, October, 1985, Page One.
- Caslas, Tammy. “Traditional Bronze ‘Rides’ into Brea” Daily Star Progress, September 27, 1985, Pages 1 & 9.

## External links

- [Artist's Website](http://www.RaymondPersinger.com)
- [Current Glass Work](http://www.artglassnow.com)
- [Dinamation Images](http://www.DinosaurSculpture.com)
- [Holocaust Monument](http://www.HolocaustMonument.org)
- [Article (See Back Page)](http://www.partiesbypanache.com/newsletter/documents/FebruaryNewsletterFinal2.pdf)
- [ArtSchools.com Interview](http://www.artschools.com/interviews/persinger/)
- [Dispatch News Article](https://archive.today/20130129001414/http://missionviejodispatch.com/2008/09/09/persinger-sculpture/)

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