Louise Bourgeois
Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (25 December 1911 – 31 May 2010) was a French-American artist.[1] She was best-known for her installation art and large-scale sculptures. She was also a painter and printmaker.
Louise Bourgeois | |
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 Louise Bourgeois (1994). | |
| Born | Louise Joséphine Bourgeois 25 December 1911 Paris, France |
| Died | 31 May 2010 (aged 98) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | French-American |
| Education | Sorbonne, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, École du Louvre, École des Beaux-Arts |
| Known for | sculpture, installation art, painting, printmaking |
| Notable work | Spider, Cells, Maman, Cumul I, The Destruction of the Father |
| Movement | Modernism, Surrealism, Feminist art |
| Awards | Praemium Imperiale |
Bourgeois explored many themes over her career, including domesticity, family, sexuality and death.
Honors and awards
- 1977: Honorary doctorate from Yale University
- 1981: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[3]
- 1990: Elected into National Academy of Design[4]
- 1990: Edward MacDowell Medal, MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH.[5][6]
- 1991: Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award (Hamilton, New Jersey, USA)
- 1997: National Medal of Arts
- 1999: Praemium Imperiale for lifetime achievement
- 1999: Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale
- 2003: Wolf Foundation Prize in the Arts (Jerusalem)
- 2005: Austrian Decoration for Science and Art[7]
- 2008: National Order of the Legion of Honour
- 2009: "Commandeur" of the pataphysical Ordre de la Grande Gidouille.[8]
- 2009: Honored by the National Women's Hall of Fame
References
- "Louise Bourgeois". The Art Story. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "Louise Bourgeois". Easton Foundation. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- "National Academicians | National Academy | National Academy Museum". Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- "Medal Day History". MacDowell Colony. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- "MacDowell Medal winners 1960-2011". London: The Daily Telegraph. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- "Reply to a parliamentary question" (PDF) (in German). p. 1709. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- "Dernières photos... dernières images de Louise Bourgeois... NY... F.Arrabal". Ceci n’est pas un blog. 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
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