Archipenko
aleksander porfirievich
[al-ig-zan-der per-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pərˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (show ipa), 1887–1964, u.s. sculptor, born in russia.
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aleksandr porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, russian sculptor and painter, in the us after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
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