Timeline of Harold B Cousins Life:
1916 Born in Washington, D.C.
1943-1945 War service in the U.S. Navy
1946 Begins his artistic career, sculpture and painting.
1947 Receives Associates Degree from Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1948 Studies at the Art Students League, New York, with Zorach. Meets Peggy.
1949 Arrives in Paris, France, studies with Ossip Zadkine. Abandons painting.
1950 Begins independent research in sculpture, studies at L'Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
1951 First welded sculpture, meets Julio Gonzales' daughter.
1952 Exhibits in New York, Toronto, Paris, and other European cities. First one-man show in Amsterdam, Holland
1953 First trip to Spain, begins Forest series.
1954 Second trip to Spain
1955 First one-man show in Paris, France. Begins Plaiton series. First one-man show in Sundsvall, Sweden. Travels to New York City, NY for group show.
1956 Travels to London, England for group show.
1957 Travels to New York City, NY, Antwerp, and Knokke-le-Zout, Belgium for group shows.
1960 First one-man show in Dusseldorf, Germany
1967 Leaves Paris to live in Brussels, Belgium.
1968 One-man shows in Antwerp, Belgium and Dusseldorf, Germany
1969 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1975 Begins Human Comedy series. Retrospective one-man show in Schaerbeek, Belgium
1976 One-man shows in Woluwe St-Pierre, Belgium and Oostende, Belgium
1977 One-man show in Kessel, Belgium
1979 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1982 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1987 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1992 Dies in Brussels.
1995 Sculptures move to U.S.
1996 One-man show in Alexandria, VA
1999 Traveling group exhibit under the auspices of Studio Museum of Harlem, NY. Group shows with Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in NYC, NY (New York Metropolitan Museum acquires a piece).
2000 Group show with Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase, NY
1943-1945 War service in the U.S. Navy
1946 Begins his artistic career, sculpture and painting.
1947 Receives Associates Degree from Howard University, Washington, D.C.
1948 Studies at the Art Students League, New York, with Zorach. Meets Peggy.
1949 Arrives in Paris, France, studies with Ossip Zadkine. Abandons painting.
1950 Begins independent research in sculpture, studies at L'Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
1951 First welded sculpture, meets Julio Gonzales' daughter.
1952 Exhibits in New York, Toronto, Paris, and other European cities. First one-man show in Amsterdam, Holland
1953 First trip to Spain, begins Forest series.
1954 Second trip to Spain
1955 First one-man show in Paris, France. Begins Plaiton series. First one-man show in Sundsvall, Sweden. Travels to New York City, NY for group show.
1956 Travels to London, England for group show.
1957 Travels to New York City, NY, Antwerp, and Knokke-le-Zout, Belgium for group shows.
1960 First one-man show in Dusseldorf, Germany
1967 Leaves Paris to live in Brussels, Belgium.
1968 One-man shows in Antwerp, Belgium and Dusseldorf, Germany
1969 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1975 Begins Human Comedy series. Retrospective one-man show in Schaerbeek, Belgium
1976 One-man shows in Woluwe St-Pierre, Belgium and Oostende, Belgium
1977 One-man show in Kessel, Belgium
1979 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1982 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1987 One-man show in Brussels, Belgium
1992 Dies in Brussels.
1995 Sculptures move to U.S.
1996 One-man show in Alexandria, VA
1999 Traveling group exhibit under the auspices of Studio Museum of Harlem, NY. Group shows with Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in NYC, NY (New York Metropolitan Museum acquires a piece).
2000 Group show with Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase, NY