| Edward Meshekoff is an internationally recognized New York sculptor and muralist whose work has been commissioned by major corporations and leading architectural firms throughout the United States and even worldwide. |
| His massive bronze sculptures, painted murals and colorful mosaics have been incorporated into the design of some of New York City's most visible structures - - the Pan Am Building, the A.T. & T. and Amoco buildings, several branches of the Chemical Bank New York Trust and the famed Lincoln Center, just to name a few. His Lincoln Center installations have included the bronze proscenium arch for the New York State Theater and decorative bronze screens for the Center's interior courtyard. |
| He has also created major pieces for several Grace Line cruise ships and for hotels such as the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A brass and copper relief based on much-publicized cave paintings discovered in the Mdedema Valley Gorge in the African nation of Lesotho was designed by Meshekoff for that country's premier hotel. |
| The son of Russian immigrant parents, Meshekoff was born in New York City and received formal art training at the University of California Los Angeles. His professional career was launched in the Army during World War II, where he pioneered the concept of creating visual aids to enhance military training. His visual break down of the M-1 rifle was the first such project and is an approach that remains in use today. |
| After military service he returned to New York and started working as a commercial artist and illustrator of children's books . He also began to create murals and mosaics for a growing list of clients that has included General Electric, Horn and Hardart restaurants, Westinghouse, Jones and Loughlan Steel for the Pittsburgh Gate Way Center, Rutgers University and numerous other public and private buildings and facilities. |
| While much of his work has been in the form of mosaics, painted murals and occasionally stain glass, he is probably best know for his architectural bronzes -- many of which have been commissioned by world famous architects including Frank Gina, Daniel Schwartzman, Philip Johnson and Alfred Easton Poor as permanent features of major design projects -- and this has become his preferred medium. |
| As one example, he created bronze screens, stairway designs and other decorative features for the palatial Washington, D. C. home of the late David Lloyd Kreeger, founder of the Government Employees Insurance Corporation (GIECO). The architect for that project was Philip Johnson. |
| Meshekoff lives on the upper east side of New York City with his wife Helen. His daughter Louisa, a dancer who has performed with several international ballet companies, currently lives in Tampa. She is founder of the Dance Project, which provides professional training and exercise therapy for other dancers and athletes. His son Matthew is a film maker living in California. |
