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Anthony Caro

1924 - 2013

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Sir Anthony Alfred Caro (8 March 1924 – 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' and industrial objects. He began as a member of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Caro is the 186th most popular sculptor (up from 194th in 2019), the 3,257th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,067th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Anthony Caro ranks 186 out of 258. Before him are Matthias Braun, Hermann Obrist, Juan Martínez Montañés, Valie Export, Martin Kippenberger, and Dušan Džamonja. After him are Gregorio Fernández, Ferdinand Brokoff, Katarzyna Kobro, Ivan Martos, Louis-Ernest Barrias, and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Anthony Caro ranks 293. Before him are Alphons Egli, John Winter, Michael Sela, José Lázaro Robles, Riccardo Cucciolla, and Rune Larsson. After him are Ricardo Infante, Tatyana Lioznova, Attilio Giovannini, Mohamed M. Atalla, Raoul Coutard, and Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber. Among people deceased in 2013, Anthony Caro ranks 267. Before him are Jimmy Fontana, José Faria, Roman Vlad, Aleksei Balabanov, Hasse Jeppson, and Alla Kushnir. After him are Eydie Gormé, Judit Temes, Otis Bowen, George Herbig, Vincenzo Cerami, and Hartmut Briesenick.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Caro ranks 3,258 out of 8,785. Before him are Jamie Oliver (1975), Thelma Hopkins (1936), Kathleen Kenyon (1906), Alex Salmond (1954), Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (1724), and Samuel Morland (1625). After him are Nick Rhodes (1962), Anthony R. Hunter (1943), John Taylor (1933), Brian Connolly (1945), Gary Barlow (1971), and Leo G. Carroll (1886).

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Among SCULPTORS In United Kingdom

Among sculptors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Caro ranks 6. Before him are Henry Moore (1898), John Flaxman (1755), Richard Long (1945), Tony Cragg (1949), and Eduardo Paolozzi (1924). After him are W. J. Coffee (1774), Andy Goldsworthy (1956), Barry Flanagan (1941), Antony Gormley (1950), Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781), and Anne Seymour Damer (1748).

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