Louise nevelson birth and death
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Louise Nevelson
American sculptor (1899–1988)
Louise Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988) was an American sculptor known for her monumental, monochromatic, wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Born in the Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine), she emigrated with her family to the United States in the early 20th century. Nevelson learned English at school, as she spoke Yiddish at home.
By the early 1930s she was attending art classes at the Art Students League of New York, and in 1941 she had her first solo exhibition. Nevelson experimented with early conceptual art using found objects, and experimented with painting and printing before dedicating her lifework to sculpture. Usually created out of wood, her sculptures appear puzzle-like, with multiple intricately cut pieces placed into wall sculptures or independently standing pieces, often 3-D. The sculptures are typically painted in monochromatic black or white.[5]
A prominent figure in the international art scene, Nevelson participated in the 31st Venice Bi
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Biography
1899 - Born September 23 in Pereiaslav near Kyiv, Ukraine. Isaac Berliawsky and Anne Minna Ziesel Smolerank had four children: Nathan, Louise, Anita and Lillian.
1905 - The family moved to the United States and settled in Rockland, Maine where Isaac eventually established a lumber business and bought, sold and built houses.
1918 - Graduated from Rockland High School.
1920 - Married Charles Nevelson and moved to New York.
Studied voice with Metropolitan Opera Coach, Estelle Liebling, New York.
1922 - Son Myron (Mike) was born.
1926 - Studied dramatics with Norina Matchabelli, New York.
1929-30 - Studied at the Art Students League with Kenneth Hayes Miller and Kimon Nicolaides, New York.
1931 - Separates from Charles Nevelson.
Studied with Hans Hofmann in Munich.
1932 - Studied with Hans Hofmann in New York.
1933 - Assistant to Diego Rivera; worked on mural for The New Workers’ School, New York. Socializes with Diego
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Summary of Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson emerged in the art world amidst the dominance of the Abstract Expressionist movement. In her most iconic works, she utilized wooden objects that she gathered from urban debris piles to create her monumental installations - a process clearly influenced by the precedent of Marcel Duchamp'sfound object sculptures and readymades. Nevelson carefully arranged the objects in order to historicize the debris within the new, narrative context of her wall sculptures. The stories embodied within her works resulted from her cumulative experiences - as a Jewish child relocated to America from Russia, as an artist training in New York City and Germany, and as a hard-working, successful woman. Her innovative sculptural environments and success within the male-dominated realm of the New York gallery system inspired many younger artists, primarily those involved in installation art and the Feminist art movements.
Accomplishments
- Although Nevelson's artistic subject matter included her personal feelings about an uprooted childhood, clashing cultures,
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