Jacques Lipchitz

Biography

Jacques Lipchitz was born on August 22, 1891, in the town of Druskininkai, which at that time was part of the Russian Empire. He was of Lithuanian Jewish descent and held Russian citizenship. Throughout his artistic career, Lipchitz gained recognition as a French and American sculptor. He is known as a representative of abstractionism and the Paris School in art. His creative work is linked to several countries and cultural traditions: the Russian Empire, Lithuania, France, and the United States. Besides being a sculptor, Lipchitz was also an artist, illustrator, and draftsman, involved broadly in the visual arts. Among his notable works is a memorial dedicated to John F. Kennedy. Jacques Lipchitz passed away on May 26, 1973, on the island of Capri.