1. Presenting Louise Nevelson
Art Masterpiece
Presenting
Louise Nevelson
Today, we will learn about the artist Louise Nevelson. She is considered one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century.

2. Louise Nevelson
Here is a portrait of Louise Nevelson.

3. Louise was born in Russia and immigrated to America when she was 4
Louise was born as Louise Berliawsky on September 23, 1900 in Russia. When she was four years old she and her family immigrated to America and settled in Maine.

4. Married Charles Nevelson
Moved to New York and studied art
In 1920 Louise married Charles Nevelson and moved to New York City where she studied art at the Art Students League. In addition to school, Louise worked as an assistant to the great Mexican muralist, Diego Rivera.

5. Assemble objects to form new creations
Art Philosophy
Assemble objects to form new creations
Nevelson is known for her abstract expressionist “crates” grouped together to form a new creation. She used discarded objects to assemble her art creations. She liked using things that people threw away because it gave these objects a new purpose different from what they were originally used for.

6. Artistic Characteristics
Abstract
Monochromatic in color
Shallow-relief
Used/discarded materials
Nevelson’s artistic style had the following characteristics. Sculptures were abstract, monochromatic in color, shallow-relief, and material use of discarded objects.

7. Royal Tide V
Royal Tide V is one of Nevelson’s sculptures constructed of twenty-one individual units. It is created out of found objects such as furniture parts and lumberyard scraps. Nevelson assembled each unit together with the others and painted the entire piece a monochromatic gold in order to form a cohesive composition.