Sky Gate #1

Born in the Ukraine, Louise Nevelson is recognized as one of the foremost American sculptors of the second half of the twentieth century. Her monumental outdoor sculptures, painted wooden assemblages of boxes filled with found objects, multiples, etchings, and cast-paper prints reflected a personal vision and desire to historicize whatever material with which she was working. Nevelson described her work as emanating from her ability to see in the fourth dimension. Although she worked ceaselessly most of her life, she did not become a recognized and sought-after artist until the 1950’s. In 1967, the first major retrospective of her work was presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. She continued to work well into her 80s.

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