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Jacob Epstein

1880 - 1959

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Sir Jacob Epstein (10 November 1880 – 21 August 1959) was an American and British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British subject in 1910. Early in his career, in 1912, The Pall Mall Gazette described Epstein as "a Sculptor in Revolt, who is in deadly conflict with the ideas of current sculpture." Revolting against ornate, pretty art, he made bold, often harsh and massive forms in bronze or stone. His sculpture is distinguished by its vigorous rough-hewn realism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacob Epstein is the 199th most popular sculptor (down from 188th in 2019), the 6,936th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,470th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Sculptor.

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Jacob Epstein ranks 199 out of 258. Before him are Reinhold Begas, Louise Nevelson, Duane Hanson, W. J. Coffee, Ron Mueck, and Kārlis Zāle. After him are Fritz Wotruba, Mona Hatoum, Audrey Munson, Andy Goldsworthy, Barry Flanagan, and Alfred Hrdlicka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Jacob Epstein ranks 166. Before him are Johan Jarlén, Jesse L. Lasky, Francis de Miomandre, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, Joe May, and Joseph Stadler. After him are Kono Yasui, Walter Brack, Knud Kristensen, Thomas H. Ince, Hans Moser, and George Preca. Among people deceased in 1959, Jacob Epstein ranks 158. Before him are Francis de Miomandre, Ruben Lagus, Paul Rivet, Balthasar van der Pol, Andrés Martínez Trueba, and Max O. Lorenz. After him are Maxwell Anderson, Jan Černý, Vitaly Bianki, Oskar Vogt, Hans Henny Jahnn, and Seán Lester.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jacob Epstein ranks 6,938 out of 20,380. Before him are David A. Huffman (1925), Emily Kinney (1985), Liao Zhongkai (1877), Gracie Abrams (1999), Geraldine Brooks (1925), and Ron Ely (1938). After him are Malcolm Browne (1931), Nicholas Hammond (1950), Lee Smolin (1955), Morgana King (1930), Laura Bailey (1981), and Al Smith (1873).

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Among SCULPTORS In United States

Among sculptors born in United States, Jacob Epstein ranks 11. Before him are Robert Morris (1931), Anna Coleman Ladd (1878), Dennis Oppenheim (1938), Walter De Maria (1935), Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875), and Duane Hanson (1925). After him are Audrey Munson (1891), Edmonia Lewis (1844), Daniel Chester French (1850), Beverly Pepper (1922), Chris Burden (1946), and Harriet Hosmer (1830).

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