Jud Hartmann Gallery in the coastal village of Blue Hill, Maine is open from June through the middle of September, and in Grafton, Vermont, you'll find the gallery open from mid-September through the holidays. The remaining six months of the year, the artist is in his studio, and while there's always something in progress in the gallery, most of his work is created during those winter and spring months.

Currently there are more than 50 bronzes in the "Woodland Tribes Of The Northeast: The Iroquoians And The Algonkians" series, representing the first and by far the most comprehensive exploration of eastern native peoples ever undertaken. Edition sizes are generally 20 or less. A great deal of time and effort is spent in exhaustive historical research. The artist also spends many hours of hands-on work and oversight on each bronze at the art foundry.



Jud Hartmann did not begin sculpting until after college. He is entirely self-taught and has had no formal art training. His first medium was wood, followed by stone and marble but since 1983 he has worked exclusively in bronze. That year, he began the ambitious project depicting for the first time in sculpture the Woodland Tribes of the Northeast. By the year 2000, the series had grown to include over 50 separate sculptures. His interest in this subject goes back to early childhood. Then, having forgotten about it for years, it was reawakened in his mid-30s when he rediscovered the theme and all the original fascination and excitement that it held for him.

Jud Hartmann's work may be found in private and corporate collections nationally and internationally. Among the various monumental commissions he's completed are a pair of seven and a half foot Iroquois lacrosse players in front of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame Museum at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Taking his inspiration from the spiritual vision of the Iroquois and Algonkian people, it is Hartmann's hope to awaken a greater awareness of their history and culture. Most importantly, it is his desire as an artist to create work that imparts life, which captures the soul. He is guided by the proposition that art and craftsmanship are worthless unless they