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Anthony Caro

1924-03-08 – 2013-10-23

From a video by Ruth Gledhill. Sir Anthony Alfred Caro OM CBE (8 March 1924 – 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.Credit: Ruth Gledhill

Life & Legacy

Sir Anthony Alfred Caro (8 March 1924 – 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' and industrial objects. He began as a member of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career. He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation.

Occupation & Career

sculptor, visual artist, artist

Education

Christ's College; University of Westminster; Royal Academy of Arts; Chelsea College of Art and Design; Charterhouse School; Cyprus College of Art

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎; Order of Merit; Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Bachelor; Praemium Imperiale; honorary doctor of the University Lille-III; After Olympia

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire · Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎ · honorary doctor of the University Lille-III · Knight Bachelor · Order of Merit · Praemium Imperiale

Employer

Saint Martin's School of Art

Organizations & Memberships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences · Royal Academy of Arts

Notable Work

After Olympia

Education & Institutions

Charterhouse School · Chelsea College of Art and Design · Christ's College · Cyprus College of Art · Royal Academy of Arts · University of Westminster