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36. Biography of Alexander Arkhipenko Alexander Arkhipenko is a Ukrainian-American sculptor, was born in Kiev. In 1906, he moved to Moscow, and in 1908 – to Paris. There in the biography of Arkhipenko was laid the beginning of the development of his cubic technique in sculpture. In 1910 Alexander opened his own art school in Paris. In 1921, he moved […]...
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38. Biography of Chuck Close Chuck Close is an American artist, was born in the city of Monroe, Washington. In the biography of Chuck Close, education was obtained at the University of Washington, where in 1962 he received a bachelor’s degree. Then in 1963, Close protected the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Yale University, and in 1964 became a […]...
39. Biography of Julius Axelrod Julius Axelrod – biochemist, pharmacologist, who received the Nobel Prize in 1970, was born on May 30, 1912 in New York City. At first, Axelrod received a bachelor’s degree from New York College. Then Julius took a serious interest in chemistry, worked in the laboratory, received a master’s degree in medicine from the University of […]...
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