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West, Franz, 1947-2012

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Personal name headingWest, Franz, 1947-2012
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Birth date1947-02-16
Death date2012-07-25
Place of birthVienna (Austria)
Place of deathVienna (Austria)
Field of activitySculpture
Profession or occupationSculptors
Found inPositionen zur Kunst, c1994: p. 190 (b. 1946)
Franz West : Ansicht, c1987: p. 73 (b. 1947, Wien)
LC in RLIN, 5/10/95 (MLC hdg.: West, Franz, 1947- ; usage: Franz West)
New York times WWW site, July 27, 2012 (in obituary published July 26: Franz West; b. Feb. 16, 1947, Vienna; d. there Wednesday [July 25, 2012], aged 65; influential Austrian sculptor with a penchant for art objects that were willfully unserious, nonideological, and accessible and were displayed in Central Park and on the plaza at Lincoln Center, as well as in international exhibitions and blue-chip galleries around the world)
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