Louise Nevelson

Louise Berliawsky Nevelson (September 23, 1899 – April 17, 1988), born Leah Berliawsky, was a U.S. (Ukrainan-born) sculptor.

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 * Anywhere I found wood I took it home and started working with it..to show the world that art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.
 * Dawns and Dusks, reprinted in Theories and documents of contemporary art: A sourcebook of artists' writings edited by Kristine Stiles, Peter Howard Selz, p. 511