Alexander 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 Ukrainian-American avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist, active in France and the United States. He was one of the first to apply the principles of Cubism to architecture, analyzing human figure into geometrical forms.
Alexander Archipenko | |
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Archipenko in 1935 | |
| Born | Oleksandr Porfyrovych Arkhypenko May 30 [O.S. May 18] 1887 |
| Died | February 25, 1964 (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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