Magdalena Abakanowicz
Marta Magdalena Abakanowicz-Kosmowska (June 20, 1930 – April 20, 2017) was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist. She was known for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. She was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland from 1965 to 1990 and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984.[1] She was born in Falenty, Poland.
Abakanowicz in October 2010
Abakanowicz died on April 20, 2017 in Warsaw at the age of 86.
References
- Kitowska-Lysiak, Malgorzata, Magdalena Abakanowicz Archived 2006-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, Visual Arts Profile, Polish Culture, Art History Institute of the Catholic University of Lublin, 2004
Other websites
- Electrical Properties of Textile Fiber
- Magdalena Abakanowicz, artnet
- The Jackboot Has Lifted. Now the Crowds Crush Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, By Rita Reif, The New York Times, June 3, 2001
- (in French) Magdalena Abakanowicz
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