Niki de Saint Phalle

Niki de Saint Phalle, n?e Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle (October 29 1930 - May 21, 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker.

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She was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine in Paris to Jeanne Jacqueline (n?e Harper) and Andre Marie-Fal de Saint Phalle, a banker. After being wiped out financially during the Great Depression, the family moved from France to the United States in 1933. During her teens, she was a fashion model; at the age of sixteen she made the cover of Life magazine (September 26, 1946), and later the November 1952 cover of the French Vogue magazine. At eighteen, de Saint Phalle eloped with author Harry Mathews, whom she had known since the age of twelve, and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts. While her husband studied music at Harvard University, de Saint Phalle began to paint, experimenting with different media and styles. Their first child, Laura, was born in 1951.

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Niki de Saint Phalle related Images and Photos (experimental)

Niki de Saint Phalle 2012 Wall Calendar	Niki de Saint Phalle Temperance 2012 Super Poster Calendar	Bernardin de Saint-Pierre	Louis-Antoine-Leon De Saint-Just (1767-94)
Suite Carnaval de Saint Petersbourg No. 1	The Chateau de Saint-Cloud After the Fire	Louis Antoine De Saint-Just Engraved by Bosselman	Count Claude-Louis-Robert De Saint-Germain (1707-78) 1777
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre French Writer	View of the Chateau de Saint-Germain-En-Laye 1658	Jean Lefebvre: Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez 1964	Louis-Michel Le Peletier De Saint-Fargeau