Naum Gabo

Naum Gabo was born on August 5, 1890 in Bryansk, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Bryansk Oblast, Russia] as Nehemiah Berkovich Pevzner. He is known for his work on Masters of Modern Sculpture Part II: Beyond Cubism (1978), The Shock of the New (1980) and 2nd House (1973). He was married to Miriam Israels. He died on August 23, 1977 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA.