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Louise Bourgeois

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Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (French: Louise Joséphine Bourgeois, December 25, 1911 - May 31, 2010) was a French-American artist who was born in Paris, France and settled in the United States in 1938. He first created paintings and flat sculptures, and then engaged in sculpture art after the 1940s, using bronze, marble, latex and other materials as materials. His main works include "This and Others", "Stacking" series, "The Destruction of the Father", "Single Cell", "Woman and Suitcase", "Mother", "Cell", etc.

Category
Artists
Nationality
France
Born
1911-12-25
Died
2010-05-31
Wikidata
Q159409
Occupations sculptorvisual artistpainterillustratorjewelry designerphotographersketch artistinstallation artistprintmakerperformance artistgraphic designerartistauthorteacherwatercolor paintergalleristwriter
Aliases Louise BourgeoisLouise GoldwaterLouise Bourgeois

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