Louise Nevelson Biography

Louise Nevelson biography

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NAME: Louise Nevelson
OCCUPATION: Sculptor
BIRTH DATE: September 23, 1899
DEATH DATE: April 17, 1988
EDUCATION: Art Students League
PLACE OF BIRTH: Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, Russia
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
Full Name: Louise Nevelson
AKA: Leah Berliawsky
Originally: Louise Berliawsky

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Louise Nevelson was an iconoclast artist known for her monochromatic abstract expressionist sculptures. She rose to be an internationally known artist and worked into her 80s.

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