Abakanowicz, Magdalena (b.1930)
Creator details
- Name
- Abakanowicz, Magdalena (b.1930)
- Nationality
- Polish
- Biography
- Polish sculptor and best known for her groups of headless figures made from resin and fiber (and later metal) often installed in public places. She began as a painter, but produced large scale woven sculpture from dyed sisal in the 1960s. Her public installations can be found in Grant Park, Chicago; at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC; and Warsawu2019s Romuald Traugutt Park. The largest collection of her art is in in the collection of the National Museum in Wrocu0142aw in Poland. Polish sculptor and best known for her groups of headless figures made from resin and fiber (and later metal) often installed in public places. She began as a painter, but produced large scale woven sculpture from dyed sisal in the 1960s. Her public installations can be found in Grant Park, Chicago; at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC; and Warsawu2019s Romuald Traugutt Park. The largest collection of her art is in in the collection of the National Museum in Wrocaw in Poland.
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