Aristides Demetrios (1932-2021)
Born in 1932, Aris was a son of noted children’s book author and Folly Cove Designer, Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios and sculptor George Demetrios.
A graduate of Gloucester High School and Harvard University, Aris Demetrios studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and since 1959 made California his home. During his more than half-century-long career, Demetrios received numerous awards and public and private commissions. Among his most well-known works are the White Memorial Fountain on the campus of Stanford University and a fountain at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Here on Cape Ann, Demetrios is represented by Sea Harvest, a fountain commissioned by the Sawyer Free Library and installed outside the library’s main entrance on Dale Avenue. He is also represented by his Etruscan King and Consort, an 8-foot-high figurative sculpture created specially for the Cape Ann Museum’s Janet & William Ellery James Center, installed in 2021.
In 1986, Aris was instrumental in planning and installing a major exhibition of his father George’s work at the Cape Ann Museum. In the years since that time, the Demetrios family has made numerous gifts to the Museum’s permanent collection, making the organization a repository for the family’s work. Aris’ deep connection to Cape Ann inspired his desire to provide instrumental support for the Museum by establishing The Aristides Burton Demetrios Sculpture Program Fund, whose purpose is dedicated to enhancing the presence of sculpture for the CAM community.
Aristides Demetrios (1932-2021)
Born in 1932, Aris was a son of noted children’s book author and Folly Cove Designer, Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios and sculptor George Demetrios.
A graduate of Gloucester High School and Harvard University, Aris Demetrios studied architecture at the University of California, Berkeley and since 1959 made California his home. During his more than half-century-long career, Demetrios received numerous awards and public and private commissions. Among his most well-known works are the White Memorial Fountain on the campus of Stanford University and a fountain at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Here on Cape Ann, Demetrios is represented by Sea Harvest, a fountain commissioned by the Sawyer Free Library and installed outside the library’s main entrance on Dale Avenue. He is also represented by his Etruscan King and Consort, an 8-foot-high figurative sculpture created specially for the Cape Ann Museum’s Janet & William Ellery James Center, installed in 2021.
In 1986, Aris was instrumental in planning and installing a major exhibition of his father George’s work at the Cape Ann Museum. In the years since that time, the Demetrios family has made numerous gifts to the Museum’s permanent collection, making the organization a repository for the family’s work. Aris’ deep connection to Cape Ann inspired his desire to provide instrumental support for the Museum by establishing The Aristides Burton Demetrios Sculpture Program Fund, whose purpose is dedicated to enhancing the presence of sculpture for the CAM community.
Selected Works by Aristides Demetrios
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Ancestral PlanesArtist: Aristides Demetrios Date of Work: 1991 Medium: Bronze Accession Number: 1996.28 Credit Line: Gift of Aristides Burton Demetrios, 1996 Collections: Sculpture |
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Easter MorningArtist: Aristides Demetrios Date of Work: undated Medium: Cast steel Accession Number: 2019.26.4 Credit Line: Gift of Aristides Burton Demetrios and Ilene Nagel Demetrios, 2019 Collections: Sculpture |
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Etruscan King and ConsortArtist: Aristides Demetrios Date of Work: 2021 Medium: Stainless steel Accession Number: 2021.045 Credit Line: Gift of Aristides Burton Demetrios and Ilene H. Nagel (Demetrios), 2021 Collections: Sculpture |
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Selected Works by Aristides Demetrios
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Ancestral PlanesArtist: Aristides Demetrios Date of Work: 1991 Medium: Bronze Accession Number: 1996.28 Credit Line: Gift of Aristides Burton Demetrios, 1996 Collections: Sculpture |
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Easter MorningArtist: Aristides Demetrios Date of Work: undated Medium: Cast steel Accession Number: 2019.26.4 Credit Line: Gift of Aristides Burton Demetrios and Ilene Nagel Demetrios, 2019 Collections: Sculpture |
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Etruscan King and ConsortArtist: Aristides Demetrios Date of Work: 2021 Medium: Stainless steel Accession Number: 2021.045 Credit Line: Gift of Aristides Burton Demetrios and Ilene H. Nagel (Demetrios), 2021 Collections: Sculpture |
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