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Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson. (1899-1988). By Alexis C. Beal. Who Is She?. Kiev, Russia 1899 Jewish Maine 1905. Mirror-Shadow XXIX, 1986. Type of sculpture?. Wall sculpture “Cabinets of curiosities” Abstract. Rain Garden II, 1977. Sin Titulo, 1985. What’s her medium?. Stone Terra cotta

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Louise Nevelson

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  1. Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) By Alexis C. Beal

  2. Who Is She? • Kiev, Russia 1899 • Jewish • Maine 1905 Mirror-Shadow XXIX, 1986

  3. Type of sculpture? • Wall sculpture • “Cabinets of curiosities” • Abstract Rain Garden II, 1977 Sin Titulo, 1985

  4. What’s her medium? • Stone • Terra cotta • Wood-1950’s on Mountain Figure 1946-48

  5. What they look like • Boxes • Cluttered • Disorganized • Gothic-painted black • Shadowy Night Sail, 1985

  6. What she wants • Mystery • Viewers use • imagination • Resources White column from “Dawn’s Wedding Feast,” 1959

  7. Influences and Traits • African mask and sculptures, 1931 • Non-conformist • Own beliefs and styles Night Tree, 1971

  8. What has she become? • "the most celebrated female sculptor in the history of American modernism” • "Architect of Shadows” • First artist- discarded materials for largescale Rain Garden II, 1977

  9. Resources • http://www.artnexus.com • http://www.nmwa.org • http://sheldon.unl.edu/HTML/ARTIST/Nevelson_L/SSII.html • http://usembassy.state.gov/tokyo/wwwhnevelson.html

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