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Christo and Jeanne Claude

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Christo and Jeanne Claude


From Wikipedia:

Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958 when Christo painted a portrait of Jeanne-Claude’s mother. They then fell in love through creating art work together.

Their works include the wrapping of the Reichstag in Berlin and the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris, the 24-mile (39 km)-long artwork called Running Fence in Sonoma and Marin counties in California, and The Gates in New York City’s Central Park.

Credit was given to “Christo” only, until 1994, when the outdoor works and large indoor installations were retroactively credited to “Christo and Jeanne-Claude.” They flew in separate planes: in case one crashed, the other could continue their work.

Jeanne-Claude died, aged 74, on November 18, 2009, from complications of a brain aneurysm

In Collection: Distinguished Artist Collection




Works in our Collection by Christo and Jeanne Claude

decorative image of Monument-to-Leonardo-a ,   2016-02-08 08:31:01
WRAPPED MONUMENT TO LEONARDO; A; Ed. 692/999
Christo
Color lithography/collotype from a photograph by Shunk & Kender

The monument to Leonardo da Vinci, on Piazza della Scala, was wrapped with polypropylene fabric and red polypropylene rope, in the fall of 1970, in Milan, Italy. The fabric had been sewn beforehand according to patterns allowing ample folds.

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decorative image of Monument-to-Leonardo-b ,   2016-02-08 08:31:02
WRAPPED MONUMENT TO LEONARDO; B; Ed. 692/999
Christo
Color lithography/collotype from a photograph by Shunk & Kender

The monument to Leonardo da Vinci, on Piazza della Scala, was wrapped with polypropylene fabric and red polypropylene rope, in the fall of 1970, in Milan, Italy. The fabric had been sewn beforehand according to patterns allowing ample folds.

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Other Artists In Our Collection



Ken Uyemura

Michael Daw
decorative image of Final-State , Richard Iammarino 2017-10-23 11:14:18
Richard Iammarino
decorative image of karen-portrait-355×450 , Karen Glaser 2017-10-31 12:54:50
Karen Glaser
decorative image of shirley-henderson , Shirley Henderson 2017-10-25 08:26:05
Shirley Henderson

Diana Bailey

Programming/Degrees:

Schedule of Classes
Art – Associate of Arts (AA)
Graphic Design – Associate in Sciences (AS)
Graphic Design – Dr. Marjan Mazza Bachelor of Applied Science in Bussiness and Management (GRPH-BAS)
Photography – Associate of Sciences (AS)
Photography – Associate in Sciences in Photographic Technology (PHOTO-CT)

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Pensacola State College – Visual Arts Department
Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts
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Pensacola, FL 32504

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