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Women Sculptors Who Shaped History

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Louise Bourgeois

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French-American artist (1911-2010) known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art. Her work often explores themes of family, sexuality, and death. Key works include 'Maman', 'Femme Maison', and 'Cells'.

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Yayoi Kusama

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Japanese artist (born 1929) known for her extensive use of polka dots and for her immersive installation art. She has extensive work in both painting and sculpture. Key works include 'Infinity Mirrored Room', 'Pumpkin', and 'Accumulation'.

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Beverly Pepper

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American sculptor (1922-2020) renowned for her monumental works in metal and land art. Key works include 'Cleopatra's Wedge', 'Manhattan Sentinels', and 'Curvae in Curvae'.

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Maya Lin

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American sculptor and architectural designer (born 1959) known for her landscape-based works and memorial designs. Key works include 'Vietnam Veterans Memorial', 'Wave Field', and 'Columbus Circle'.

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Magdalena Abakanowicz

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Polish sculptor (1930-2017) known for her large-scale, burlap textile sculptures that often reflect on themes of crowd, anonymity, and trauma. Key works include 'Abakans', 'Backs', and 'Katarsis'.

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Camille Claudel

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French artist (1864-1943) known for her bronze and marble sculptures. She was also the talented and tragic muse of Auguste Rodin. Key works include 'The Waltz', 'The Mature Age', and 'Clotho'.

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Barbara Hepworth

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British sculptor (1903-1975) notable for her modernist abstract sculptures. A leading artist in the international art scene. Key works include 'Single Form', 'Two Forms (Divided Circle)', and 'Pelagos'.

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Rachel Whiteread

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British artist (born 1963) known for her casts of the inside spaces of objects, sometimes on a monumental scale, which aim to capture the presence of absence. Key works include 'House', 'Judenplatz Holocaust Memorial', and 'Embankment'.

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Phyllida Barlow

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British sculptor (born 1944) known for her large, colorful, and often temporary, installation works made from everyday materials. Key works include 'untitled: stack', 'untitled: upturnedhouse', and 'untitled: dock'.

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Eva Hesse

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German-American sculptor (1936-1970) associated with the post-minimalist movement. Her work is known for its pioneering use of materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. Key works include 'Hang Up', 'Contingent', and 'Rope Piece'.

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Lynda Benglis

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American sculptor (born 1941) notable for her works in various media that challenge traditional sculptural norms, including poured latex and foam sculptures. Key works include 'Contraband', 'Zita', and 'The Graces'.

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Louise Nevelson

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American sculptor (1899-1988) recognized for her monumental, monochromatic wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures. Key works include 'Sky Cathedral', 'Dawn's Wedding Feast', and 'Atmosphere and Environment XII'.

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Niki de Saint Phalle

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French-American sculptor (1930-2002) celebrated for her vibrant, whimsical sculptures and public works. Key works include 'Hon', 'Tarot Garden', and 'Nanas'.

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Dame Elisabeth Frink

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British sculptor (1930-1993) known for her bronze outdoor sculptures, which often depicted human and animal forms. Key works include 'Walking Madonna', 'Riace Warriors', and 'Birdman'.

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