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Antoine Pevsner

Russian sculptor (1884–1962)

Born
January 18, 1884
Died
April 12, 1962
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1884

About Antoine Pevsner

Antoine Pevsner (born Anton (Natan) Abramovich (Borisovich) Pevzner; Russian: Антон [Натан] Абрамович [Борисович] Певзнер; 30 January [O.S. 18 January] 1886 – 12 April 1962) was a Russian-born French sculptor and the older brother of Alexii Pevsner and Naum Gabo. As the originators of Constructivism and pioneers of kinetic art, the brothers are considered pioneers of twentieth-century sculpture. They made numerous prominent pieces, for instance Antoine's widely known sculpture The Flight of the Bird, located at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. He began sculpting in 1923 and created assemblages in plastic, devising forms to give them colours through the interaction of components of the light spectrum. Among the originators of and having coined the term, Constructivism, and pioneers of kinetic art, Pevsner and his brother Naum Gabo discovered a new use for metals and welding and made a new marriage of art and mathematics.

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The world when Antoine Pevsner was born

Antoine Pevsner was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

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  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

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