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Constantin Brancusi Biography
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1876 |
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Born February 19th in Hobitza, Romania
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1894 - 1898 |
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Studied art at the Scoala de Meserii in Craiova
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1898 - 1902 |
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Attended the Scoala Natzionala de Art Frumoase in Bucharest
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1905 |
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Enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France
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1913 |
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Five of Brancusi’s sculptures included in the Armory Show in New York
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1914 |
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Represented by Alfred Stieglitz’s gallery “291” in New York
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1926 |
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Exhibited solo shows in Wildenstein and the Brummer Gallery in New York
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1928 |
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U.S. court determines “Bird in Space” a work of art and exempt from taxing by U.S. Customs
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1935 |
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Commissioned by the maharajah Jaswant Rao Holkar II of Indore to build a Temple of Deliverance in the ground of his palace in India
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1938 |
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Inauguration of the Tirgu-Jiu Complex in Romania – Brancusi’s only completed monumental complex
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1957 |
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Died March 6th in Paris, France
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2006
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Sept. 1 - Nov. 12, "Constantin Brancusi Photographer", National Museum of Art in Bucharest
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2004
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Jan. 29 - May 23, "Constantin Brancusi, The Essence of Things", Tate Modern, London
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2004
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June 11 - Sept. 19, "Constantin Bracnusi, The Essence of Things". Solomon R. Gugghenheim Museum
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1995
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April 14 - Aug. 21, "Constantin Brancusi, 1876-1957", Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
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1914
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March 12 - April 1, "Constantin Brancusi", Little Galleries of Photo-Secession, NY
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