A brief summary of Louise Bourgeois life.
"1911 Born in Paris, France
1932 - 1935 Studies at the Sorbonne, Paris, France
1936 - 1937 Studies at the École du Louvre, Paris, France
1936 - 1938 Studies at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
1937 - 1938 Pupil of Fernand Léger
1938 Emigrates to the USA, New York
1980 Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts from Women’s Caucus for Art
1981 Elected Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, MA
1983 Elected Member of American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, NY
1983 Named Officier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, by Jack Lang, French Minister of Culture
1987 Gold Medal of Honor for Excellence in Art, National Arts Club, New York
1987 Named Fellow for Life at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1989 “Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement”, College Art Association
1989 “Neptune Award for the Arts”, Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY
1991 Lifetime Achievement Award, International Sculpture Center, Washington D.C. (first recipient)
1991 Awarded the Grand Prix National de Sculpture by the French Ministry of Culture
1993 Mayor’s Awards for Art & Culture, New York City
1995 The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo and The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, 1995 Biennial Award and Purchase prize for ARCH OF HYSTERIA
1997 National Medal of Arts presented by President Clinton at the White House
1998 Academician of the National Academy, New York, Sculpture Class
1999 Awarded the Golden Lion, for a living master of contemporary art, by La Biennale di Venezia
1999 Praemium Imperiale Award in the sculpture category from the Japan Art Association
2003 2002/3 Wolf Prize in the Arts (Painting and Sculpture), Wolf Foundation, Israel
2006 National Organization For Women, Washington D.C. “The 2006 Intrepid Award”
Lives and works in New York"
Source: http://www.artnet.com/artist/2868/louise-bourgeois.html
