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Archipenko, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Archipenko, AlexanderArchipenko, Alexanderärkhĭpĕnˈkō [key], 1887–1964, Ukrainian-American sculptor, b. Kiev. He moved to Moscow in 1906 and to Paris in 1908. There he began to adapt…

Modigliani, Amedeo

(Encyclopedia) Modigliani, AmedeoModigliani, Amedeoämādĕˈō mōdēlyäˈnē [key], 1884–1920, Italian painter, b. Livorno. In Paris after 1906, Modigliani first worked as a sculptor and was influenced by…

Heizer, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Heizer, Michael, 1944–, American sculptor and painter, b. Berkeley, Calif., studied San Francisco Art Institute (1963–64). Heizer was one of the artists who developed land art in the…

Schneemann, Carolee

(Encyclopedia) Schneemann, Carolee, 1939–2019, American multimedia artist, b. Fox Chase, Pa., B.A. Bard College, 1959, M.F.A. Univ. of Illinois, 1961. Her art encompassed numerous genres, including…

Lascaux

(Encyclopedia) Lascaux: see Paleolithic art.

Jugendstil

(Encyclopedia) Jugendstil: see art nouveau.

Altamira

(Encyclopedia) Altamira: see Paleolithic art.

earthworks

(Encyclopedia) earthworks: see land art.

armature

(Encyclopedia) armature, in art: see sculpture.

Kimball, Fiske

(Encyclopedia) Kimball, Fiske (Sidney Fiske Kimball), 1888–1955, American architect and writer, b. Newton, Mass. He was professor of architecture and fine arts at the Univ. of Michigan (1912–19) and…