James ("Jimmy") Grashow (born January 16, 1942)[1] is an American sculptor and woodcut artist.
He is perhaps best known for his sculptures and large-scale installations (such as cities, fountains, and menageries) made of cardboard.
[2][3] Grashow was born in Brooklyn, New York and received his BFA (1963) and MFA (1965) degrees from Pratt Institute.
[1] He then received a Fulbright Travel Grant to study in Florence.
[3] He is the subject of a 2012 documentary entitled The Cardboard Bernini, describing the creation, exhibition, anticipated decay, and ultimate destruction of an enormous cardboard fountain, inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome and the work of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.