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"title": "Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture",
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"title": "Monet to Dal\u00ed: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art",
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"did_you_know": "Inspired by artists Picasso and Braque, Lipchitz adapted their innovations in painting to sculpture. His series of Detachable Figures were made with solid blocks of material to simulate the geometric shapes of his friends' paintings. Born in Lithuania, then part of Russia, Lipchitz belonged to a circle of prominent Jewish artists active in the School of Paris that included Amedeo Modigliani and Cha\u00efm Soutine.",
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"description": "Jacques Lipchitz began making Cubist sculptures in 1915 and created several jointed or \u201cdetachable\u201d wood sculptures that mimicked everyday objects and appeared as if they could be reassembled or interchanged. Although this sculpture might initially seem abstract, a face with an eye, an upraised arm, an elongated torso, and curvy, kicking legs are recognizable. Lipchitz was born into a Jewish family in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. At 18, he moved to Paris and established friendships with avant-garde artists such as Pablo Picasso and Amedeo Modigliani.",
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"citation": "The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.",
"page_number": "Reproduced: p. 243",
"url": "https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n263"
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"citation": "Henning, Edward B. Creativity in Art and Science, 1860-1960. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1987.",
"page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: P. 115, no. 23",
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},
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"citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.",
"page_number": "Mentioned and reproduced: P. 296",
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"updated_at": "2026-06-17 11:19:44.457000"
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