With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Naum Gabo
Sculpture
1890 – 1977
- Biography/Description of Work
Born Naum Neemia Pevsner, Gabo was a prominent Russian sculptor in the Constructivism movement and a pioneer of Kinetic Art. He lived in Berlin, Germany, from 1922 to 1932 where he worked on constructed sculptures and some architectural projects. He immigrated with his wife, a fellow artist, to the US in 1946 and settled in 1953 in Middlebury. Starting in the 1950s, Gabo completed several large outdoor commissions for international venues. He taught at the Graduate School of Architecture at Harvard University during the 1953-54 academic year. He died in Waterbury.
- Sources view
- Uconn database and Rachel Carley, http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/printable/60548, http://www.naum-gabo.com/biography/, http://www.waterman.co.uk/artists/192-Naum-Gabo/works/1583/, Miriam Gabo Obituary - New York Times - 1993-7-8, Naum Gabo Obituary - New York Times - 1977-8-24 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naum_Gabo
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