New York, NY
plaster
lifesize
2000

A gentle but honest depiction of Lola Wasserstein in her senior years, yet with a mischievous glint defying her age. This portrait was done from life in NYC.

Bennington, Vermont
plaster
lifesized
2002

A lifesized hydrocal cast with a casein patination done from life of this young lady in the midst of her maturation. This portrait attempts to express her exuberance and positive outlook at this time in her life.

Collection of the Artist
plaster/ gold leaf
lifesized
2000

This lifesized hydrostone portrait bust of the flamenco dancer Dolores Gonzales was done originally as a portrait demonstration for Mr. Sussmans’s class at the Art Students League in NY. Finding within it, the essence and poise of the erect flamenco presence. This portrait represents and captures a moment in a dancers life.

Collection of the Artist
plaster
lifesized
1982

While serving as Dean of Students at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine in 1982, the painters, Ed Moses and Bari Goodman, along with the sculptors Donna Dennis and Bill King, sat for portraits.

Collection of the Artist
plaster/ gold leaf
lifesized
2000

This lifesized portrait was done from life when the artist’s son was six months old. It is in the collection of the artist.

New York, NY
bronze patina on hydrostone
1.5x lifesized
1999

Commissioned by the American Friends of Beth Hatefuthsoth, this portrait bust was created in 1999 as a tribute to Harvey M. Krueger for his many years of commitment, service and philanthropic support for many Jewish causes and institutions.

Memorial Portrait
bronze
images shown: clay
lifesized
2005

Located at the Victim of Violent Crimes Memorial, Cascade Falls, MI.

Memorial Portrait Head

bronze
lifesized
2004

bronze
lifesized
2007

Located at the Headquarters of Thermal Electron/ Boston Science, Waltham, MA.

Yale University, Kingsley Trust, New Haven, CT.
marble carving
lifesized
1992

Commissioned in 1992 by the Kingsley Trust Association at Yale University posthumously depicting A. Bartlett Giamatti in Roman toga similar to his much loved Dante. It is housed in the library of the Skull and Bones, AKA “The Tombs” across from an antique bust of Dante. It was executed first in clay, transposed into plaster and then carved into Carrara marble all by Mr. Sussman.

Sunnyside National Historic Park, Irvington, NY:
Museum of the Bank of New York, New York City;
Dr. Susat, Irving, TX
bronze
1.5x lifesized
1982

This one and a half times life bronze portrait bust depicts Washington Irving in period clothing at about the time he returned from Spain, when he wrote “Tales of the Alhambra”. One copy resides at Washington Irving’s home, an Historic National Park at Sunnyside in Irvington, NY along the Hudson River. This bronze was executed and cast by Mr. Sussman at The Sculpture Center in NYC, where he was director from 1979-1989 in a foundry which was built by Mr. Sussman along with Herk Van Tungran of the Johnson Atelir.

Collection of the Artist
Ed Moses
terra cotta
lifesized
1982

While serving as Dean of Students at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine in 1982, the painters, Ed Moses and Bari Goodman, along with the sculptors Donna Dennis and Bill King, sat for portraits.

Collection of the Artist
plaster
lifesized
1995

Related through marriage, the contemporary Norwegian writer visited Mr. Sussman in his country studio in New York State, with his family. Sculpted from life, while Mr. Havaardsholm read and wrote with family members present in one activity or another, his youngest son asked while looking at the clay portrait “why the sculpture did not talk?” At that moment, Mr. Sussman said “Finis!”.

Collection of the Artist
plaster
lifesized
1982

This portrait, done from life, came about from an unexpected visit from the sculptor and mold maker to Mr. Sussman at the Sculpture Center in NY. In his capacity as Director, Mr. Sussman was often called upon to substitute in any of the disciplines offered at the Sculpture School. It just so happened Mr. Sussman was “filling in” for a figure study in clay class, when the model didn’t show and Mr. Clark walked into the studio. Mr. Clark graciously volunteered to sit, this portrait is a result.

Collection of the Artist
terra cotta, wire and wood
lifesized
1983

This piece was included in the exhibition called “Portrait Sculpture: Contemporary Points of View” which opened at the State University of New York at Buffalo November 11, 1983-December 7, 1983 at the Bethune Gallery Department of Art and Art History.

Bill and I were working at the Skowhegan school together in the summer of 1982. I asked him to sit for a portrait. The first pose he took seemed to be both deep in contemplation as well as the sensation one has when exhausted. Your head falls back, whip lashed. All the while Bill’s hands were busy making clay objects.

No information.

Collection of the Artist
lifesized
terracotta and fur