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Louise Nevelson is one of America's foremost artists.
Born in 1899 in Kiev, Russia, she moved with her family to the United States in 1905 to Rockland, Maine.
Marriage in 1920 brought her to New York City where she remained until her death in 1988. Nevelson predominantly created
black sculptures of assembled wood objects that transcended space and transformed the viewer. A pioneering grand
dame of the art world, Nevelson's iconic persona was characterized by wearing a skilled mixing and matching of ethnic clothing
and accessories, topped with black velvet riding hat and ten layers of mink eyelashes. In addition to receiving numerous
honorary doctorates (Harvard and Columbia Universities) and awards (American Academy of Arts and Letters), a series of
five postage stamps were issued by the United States Post Office in 2000 to commemorate her contribution to art history.
Her works can be found in major museums and esteemed private collections worldwide.
Nevelson predominantly created black
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