Research Guides: Art on the Davidson College Campus: Featured Sculptors and Artists: Aristides Demetrios

About Aristides Demetrios

Aristides (Aris) Burton Demetrios (1932-2021) was born and raised in Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard and serving three years in the Navy, he studied sculpture and created his own distinct style. He often entered national sculpture competitions, with one of his biggest achievements being the "The White Memorial Fountain" seen at Stanford University, among others. Although Demetrios passed away in 2021, his legacy as an accomplished and renowned artist continues to live on.

For more information about Aristides Demetrios, please see the following:

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Demetrios, Aristides. Untitled, 1990. Bronze. Davidson College.

Works by Aristides Demetrios

Aris Demetrios Sculpture
Images of Demetrios's work from his website.
Selected Works by Aristides Demetrios
Bio and selected works from Demetrios at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, MA.
Art and Architecture SF
Blog posts of biographical info on Demetrios and his works in San Francisco from the Public Art and Architecture from Around the World website in 2011.
Artnet
Bio and selected works of Demetrios from Artnet.
Breakthrough, a Portrait of Aristides Demetrios
Profile on video of Demetrios with a focus on his 30-foot "Breakthrough" sculpture, made by Home Vision in Chicago, IL.
Aristides Demetrios: Artist File
Collection of published and unpublished material from the artist, available over Interlibrary Loan.

Articles about Aristides Demetrios

Aris Demetrios, Artist behind The Claw, Passes Away at 89
Obituary from the Stanford Daily by Carolyn Considine in 2022.
Sculptor Aristides ‘Aris’ Demetrios, Maker of ‘The Claw,’ Dies at 89
Obituary from the Stanford Report in 2022.
The Legacy of "Aris" Demetrios
Article on the life of Demetrios in the Gloucester Daily Times by Gail McCarthy in 2022.
Rhythmic Assertions and Suggestions at Solvang’s Elverhøj
Review of an exhibition by Demetrios and painter Seyburn Zorthian at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art in Solvang, CA, from the Santa Barbara Independent by Josef Woodard in 2022.
Rendering: Conquering the Spectrum
Article on the renovation of Demetrios and his wife, Ilene Nagel's, stone cottage in collaboration with architect Thiep Cung, from Western Art and Architecture by Isabelle Walker in 2012.
Exterior Design for The Great Outdoors / The Garden has Become Another Room: Final Edition
Article on the San Francisco Landscape Garden Show featuring a sculpture from Demetrios, from the San Francisco Chronicle by Elizabeth Navas Finely in 1990.

Exhibition Catalogs from Aristides Demetrios

Aristides Demetrios: States of Being
Catalog of Demetrios's exhibition at the Herbert Palmer Gallery in Los Angeles, CA in 1992.
Aristides Demetrios, Sculpture : Triton Museum of Art
Catalog of Demetrios's exhibition at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA in 1994.

Videos of Artwork

DEMETRIOS FOUNTAIN video showing details of one work from Aristides Demetrios in 2010.

In Remembrance of Aris Burton Demetrios video interview from the Cape Ann Museum in 2022.