Alexander Archipenko

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Porfyrovych and the family name is Archipenko.
Alexander Archipenko
Олександр Архипенко
Archipenko in 1935
BornMay 30 [O.S. May 18] 1887
Kiev, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine)
DiedFebruary 25, 1964(1964-02-25) (aged 76)
New York City, New York, United States
EducationKyiv Art School
Known forSculpture
Notable workThe Boxers, 1914
MovementCubism
ElectedAmerican Academy of Arts and Letters (1962)

Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko[a] (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.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He was one of the first to apply the principles of Cubism to architecture, analyzing human figures into geometrical forms.[7]


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  7. ^ Oxford illustrated encyclopedia. Judge, Harry George., Toyne, Anthony. Oxford [England]: Oxford University Press. 1985–1993. p. 21. ISBN 0-19-869129-7. OCLC 11814265.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)