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Archipenko

American  
[ahr-kuh-peng-koh, uhr-khyee-pyin-kuh] / ˌɑr kəˈpɛŋ koʊ, ʌrˈxyi pyɪn kə /

noun

  1. Aleksander Porfirievich 1887–1964, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia.


Archipenko British  
/ arˈxipɪnkə /

noun

  1. Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form

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Barnes favored cutting-edge modernism; neither a folk artist nor a Cubist, Barthé was closer in style to Rodin than to Jacques Lipchitz, Alexander Archipenko and the other sculptors Barnes collected.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2022

She also convinced notable artists of the time, like the sculptors Alexander Archipenko and Gaston Lachaise, to contribute appropriately sized art.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

Williams selected each object in the exhibition — including work by Alexander Archipenko, László Moholy-Nagy, Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera — based on its close and meaningful connection to Scheyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2017

Her cohorts included Eastern European Modernist emigres Alexander Archipenko, György Kepes and László Moholy-Nagy, avant-garde sculptors who pioneered experimentation with materials from industrial metal to plastic, and with structures informed by scientific theory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2016

This week an Archipenko retrospective will open at Manhattan's Perls Galleries, and another show will head for a tour of Canada.

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