Marble Faun Jerry

Jerry held his first exhibition in 2014 at jackie klempay gallery brooklyn and has appeared in exhibitions at situations new york.

Marble faun jerry.

Here byrne does the q a with jerry whom the beales christened the marble faun after nathaniel hawthorne s 19th century gothic romance novel of the same name. Jerry the marble faun torre b. Additionally jerry is well known as the bouvier beales handyman from the maysles brothers 1975 documentary grey gardens. Or the romance of monte beni also known by the british title transformation was the last of the four major romances by nathaniel hawthorne and was published in 1860.

All of his sculptures are carved by hand without the use of machines. Little edie nicknamed him the marble faun after the nathaniel hawthorne novel but his given name. 1955 is an american sculptor he is best known for his appearance in the 1975 independent documentary films grey gardens and the beales of grey gardens by albert and david maysles as a sculptor his work has been shown in several galleries in new york city and written about in the new york times the wall street journal vogue architectural digest. 2nd floor projects san francisco.

For those not familiar with jerry torre who edie referred to as the marble faun in the maysyles film he is the handyman who appeared in both the original documentary as well as the sequel the beales of grey gardens. Jerry the marble faun born 1955 brooklyn ny lives and works in queens ny he began hand carving stone in 1987 and has most recently pursued ceramic sculpture. Jerry torre has a doozy. Jerry the marble faun b.

He began carving stone in his partner s apartment stairwell on 23rd street in new york city in 1987. Torre also known as the marble faun is showing five sculptures at this year s outsider art fair at center 548 in chelsea through sunday. The marble faun written on the eve of the american civil war is set in a fantastical italy the romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide. Talk story about taxi driver jerry torre who appeared in the 1975 cult documentary grey.

While living at grey gardens edith little edie bouvier beale gave jerry the nickname the marble faun which jerry accepted as a fated path to art making. My partner lee and i had extensive conversations with jerry torre for this web site. Andrew edlin gallery new york.