Alexander Archipenko
Alexander Archipenko | |
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Олександр Архипенко | |
Archipenko in 1935 | |
| Born | May 30 [O.S. May 18] 1887 |
| Died | February 25, 1964 (aged 76) |
| Education | Kyiv Art School |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Notable work | The Boxers, 1914 |
| Movement | Cubism |
| Elected | American Academy of Arts and Letters (1962) |
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (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 figures into geometrical forms.