Alexander Archipenko
Russian-American avant-garde artist of Ukrainian descent, sculptor, and graphic artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Porfyrovych and the family name is Archipenko.
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (also referred to as Olexandr, Oleksandr, or Aleksandr; Ukrainian: Олександр Порфирович Архипенко, romanized: Oleksandr Porfyrovych Arkhypenko; May 30 [O.S. May 18] 1887 – February 25, 1964) was a Russian-American avant-garde artist of Ukrainian descent, sculptor, and graphic artist, active in France and the United States.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He was one of the first to apply the principles of Cubism to architecture, analyzing human figure into geometrical forms.[7]
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Alexander Archipenko | |
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Born | Oleksandr Porfyrovych Arkhypenko May 30 [O.S. May 18] 1887 |
Died | February 25, 1964(1964-02-25) (aged 76) New York City, New York U.S. |
Education | Kyiv Art School |
Known for | Sculpture |
Notable work | The Boxers, 1914 |
Movement | Cubism |
Elected | American Academy of Arts and Letters (1962) |
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