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Alexander Archipenko
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aleksandr Porfirevic Archipenko, Aleksandr Archipenko, Aleksandr Arkhīpenko, Oleksander Porfyrovych Arkhypenko, Alexandre Archipenko, Aleksandr Porfirevich Arkhipenko, Archipenko, Alexander Porfirjowitsch Archipenko
American sculptor and artist of Ukrainian origin (1887–1964)
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Alexander Archipenko (1887–1964) was a sculptor, painter, graphic designer, and illustrator associated with the Futurism and cubism movements. Born in Kyiv, he held citizenship in the Russian Empire and the United States. He received education at the Kyiv Art School and the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Archipenko worked in Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Moscow, and his artistic genres included nude, still life, and abstract art. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Supremus, and participated in the Armory Show.
His works are held in collections such as the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Belvedere, Städel Museum, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. Archipenko spoke Ukrainian and English, with Russian as his native language. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1887–1964
- Nationality
- US, UA, RU, FR
- Role / Field
- Watercolorist, Sculptors israel museum thesaurus, Sculptor, Sculpteurs, Photographer, Sztuka
- Language
- ukr, eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 23 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko , May 30 [ O.S. May 18 ] 1887, Kiev , Russian Empire , (Present-day Kyiv , Ukraine )
- Died
- February 25, 1964 (1964-02-25) (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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Oleksandr
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Kyiv
- Place of death
- New York City
- Educated at
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Russian
- Participant in
- Armory Show
- Field of work
- art of sculpture
- Genre
- abstract art
- Movement
- cubism
- Image
- Alexander Archipenko.jpg
- Work location
- Seattle
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- place of burial
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Commons category
- Alexander Archipenko
- date of birth
- 1887-05-30
- date of death
- 1964-02-24
- has works in the collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- name in native language
- Олександр Порфирович Архипенко
- pseudonym
- Arkhypenko, Oleksander Porfyrovych
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Alexander Archipenko, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and education
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