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Christo and Jeanne-Claude Biography
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1935 |
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June 13, Jean-Claude born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon
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1952 |
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Jeanne-Claude: Baccalaureat in Latin and Philosophy, University of Tunis
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1953 - 1956 |
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Christo: Studies at Fine Arts Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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1957 |
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Christo studies one semester at the Vienna Fine Arts Academy
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1958 |
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Christo arrives in Paris where he meets Jeanne-Claude
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1960 |
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Birth of their son, Cyril, May 11
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1961 |
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Project for the Wrapping of a Public Building, "Stacked Oil Barrels, Dockside Packages at Cologne Harbor" - their first collaboration
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1962 |
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"Iron Curtain-Wall of Oil Barrels", Rue Visconti, Paris
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1964 |
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Establishment of permanent residence in New York City
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Christo, along with his wife/artistic partner Jeanne-Claude, is best known for surrounding large items (islands, buildings) with fabric and creating extremely large scale public works of a temporary nature. His art is designed to be viewed from the ground, and concentrates on using fabrics, cloth and textiles.
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