Niki de Saint Phalle

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Niki de Saint Phalle
© Niki Charitable Art Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Niki de Saint Phalle

French-American sculptor, writer, and scenographer, 1930–2002
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BiographyNiki de Saint Phalle was born in France in 1930 and grew up in New York City. While recovering in a psychiatric hospital, she began painting and later sculpting. In 1960, the artist met Jean Tinguely, with whom she developed a working and romantic relationship. She is best known today for her assemblages shot with guys and the large, figurative sculptures of the female form, which she called "Nanas."
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