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Alexander Archipenko

1887 - 1964

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Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko (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. He was one of the first to apply the principles of Cubism to architecture, analyzing human figures into geometrical forms. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Archipenko is the 28th most popular sculptor (up from 36th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 114th in 2019) and the most popular Ukrainian Sculptor.

Alexander Archipenko is most famous for his sculptures. His work was influenced by Cubism and Futurism.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Alexander Archipenko ranks 28 out of 258. Before him are Henry Moore, Luca della Robbia, Andrea Pisano, Alexander Calder, Alessandro Algardi, and Giovanni Pisano. After him are Rosa Bonheur, Claus Sluter, Antoine Bourdelle, Ossip Zadkine, Gustav Vigeland, and Leochares.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Alexander Archipenko ranks 38. Before him are Jack Phillips, August Macke, Wolfgang Köhler, Nikolai Vavilov, Lothar Rendulic, and Alvin York. After him are Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Erich Mendelsohn, Kurt Schwitters, George Pólya, René Cassin, and John Reed. Among people deceased in 1964, Alexander Archipenko ranks 22. Before him are Sigfrid Edström, Gerrit Rietveld, Palmiro Togliatti, Gerald Gardner, Karl Polanyi, and Alvin York. After him are Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Otto Grotewohl, Giorgio Morandi, Alexandre Koyré, Otto Wille Kuusinen, and Henry Maitland Wilson.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Alexander Archipenko ranks 100 out of 1,365. Before him are Daniel of Galicia (1201), Clarice Lispector (1920), Andriy Shevchenko (1976), Reinhold Glière (1874), Valeriy Lobanovskyi (1939), and John Demjanjuk (1920). After him are Andrey Yeryomenko (1892), Vladimir Ivashko (1932), Roman Shukhevych (1907), Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902), Ivan Paskevich (1782), and Marie Bashkirtseff (1858).

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Among SCULPTORS In Ukraine

Among sculptors born in Ukraine, Alexander Archipenko ranks 1. After him are Yevgeny Vuchetich (1908), Chana Orloff (1888), Lev Kerbel (1917), Ivan Martos (1754), and Louise Nevelson (1899).

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