Question: Facts: - imagesize: 250px - death place: new york , new york - training: art students league of new york - caption: louise nbsp ; 1965 nevelson and granddaughter neith nevelson , c. & - birth name: leah berliawsky - death date: 17 april 1988 - field: sculpture - influenced: mark di suvero willem de kooning lee bontecou - awards: american university creative arts award in sculpture honorary degree , harvard academy university honorary degree , rutgers university national institute of arts of and letters national medal of arts skowhegan medal for sculpture arts and letters gold medals brandeis - birth date: 23 september 1899 - name: louise nevelson - nationality: american - image: louise and neith nevelson.jpg - birth place: perislav , poltava governorate , russian empire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of louise nevelson .
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louise nevelson -lrb- september 23 , 1899 -- april 17 , 1988 -rrb- was an american sculptor known for her monumental , monochromatic , wooden wall pieces and outdoor sculptures .born in czarist russia , she emigrated with her family to the united states in the early 20th century .nevelson learned english at school , as she spoke yiddish at home .by the early 1930s she was attending art classes at the art students league of new york , and in 1941 she had her first solo exhibition .a student of hans hofmann and chaim gross , nevelson experimented with early conceptual art using found objects , and dabbled in painting and printing before dedicating her lifework to sculpture .usually created out of wood , her sculptures appear puzzle-like , with multiple intricately cut pieces placed into wall sculptures or independently standing pieces , often 3-d .a unique feature of her work is that her figures are often painted in monochromatic black or white .a figure in the international art scene , nevelson was showcased at the 31st venice biennale .her work is seen in major collections in museums and corporations .nevelson remains one of the most important figures in 20th-century american sculpture .