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| Birth: | 8th March, 1924 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Sculptor |
Sir Anthony Alfred Caro was born in New Malden, England. He was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects. His style was of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation. He later earned a degree in engineering at Christ's College, Cambridge. In 1946, after time in the Royal Navy, he studied sculpture at the Regent Street Polytechnic before pursuing further studies at the Royal Academy Schools from 1947 until 1952. Caro taught at Bennington College from 1963 to 1965, along with painter Jules Olitski and sculptor David Smith. Since the 1950s, Caro's work has been shown museums and galleries worldwide. He was awarded many prizes, including the Praemium Imperiale for Sculpture in Tokyo in 1992 and the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sculpture in 1997.
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