Ernst Neizvestny

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Ernst Neizvestny was a prominent Russian-American sculptor and artist known for his monumental, expressive works and his outspoken stance against Soviet artistic repression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
painter
sculptor
awardReceived Order of the Red Star NERFINISHED
buriedAt Troyekurovskoye Cemetery NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Russia NERFINISHED
Soviet Union
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1925-04-09
dateOfDeath 2016-08-09
describedBySource known for outspoken criticism of Soviet cultural policy
educatedAt Academy of Fine Arts in Riga NERFINISHED
Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute NERFINISHED
emigratedTo Switzerland NERFINISHED
United States of America
ethnicGroup Russian
familyName Neizvestny NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork memorial art
public monuments
genre memorial sculpture
monumental art
givenName Ernst NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
Russian
movement expressionism NERFINISHED
modernism
notableEvent public confrontation with Nikita Khrushchev over modern art in 1962
notableFor expressive figurative works
monumental sculpture
opposition to Soviet artistic repression
notableWork Lotus Flower sculpture in Egypt
Mask of Sorrow NERFINISHED
Tombstone of Nikita Khrushchev at Novodevichy Cemetery NERFINISHED
Tree of Life sculptures NERFINISHED
occupation artist
sculptor
participantIn World War II
placeOfBirth Russian SFSR NERFINISHED
Sverdlovsk NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
style monumental expressionist sculpture
workLocation Moscow
New York City
Zurich NERFINISHED

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Mask of Sorrow architect Ernst Neizvestny
Mask of Sorrow designer Ernst Neizvestny
Mask of Sorrow sculptor Ernst Neizvestny