Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 150px - death place: new york , ny - bgcolour: # 6495ed - training: academie julien , paris - signature: josedecreeftsignature.jpg - resting place: hoosick falls , ny - caption: jose de creeft - death date: september 11 , 1982 -lrb- age 97 -rrb- - elected: fellow of design president , federation of modern painters and sculptors , national sculpture society associate , national academy - awards: crowninsheild of fine arts richard prize , national sculpture society prize for sculpture gold medal , pennsylvania academy - birth date: november 27 , 1884 - name: jose de creeft - movement: modernism - nationality: american - image: jose de creeft.jpg - birth place: guadalajara , spain - occupation: sculptor , artist , teacher Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jose de creeft .
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jose de creeft -lrb- 1884-1982 -rrb- was a spanish-born american artist , sculptor , and teacher known for modern sculpture in stone , metal , and wood , particularly figural works of women .his 16 ft bronze '' alice in wonderland '' climbing sculpture in central park is well known to both adults and children in new york city .he was an early adopter of the direct carving approach to sculpture , developed the technique of lead chasing , and was among the very first to create modern sculpture from found objects .he taught at black mountain college , the art students league of new york , and the new school for social research .his works are in the whitney museum , the metropolitan museum of art , the museum of modern art , the smithsonian american art museum , and many other public and private collections .