Sculptor
Alexander Archipenko
Brought cubism into three dimensions, and taught for forty years in America.
Alexander Porfyrovych Archipenko was a Ukrainian-American avant-garde artist, sculptor, and graphic artist, active in France and the United States. He was one of the first to apply the principles of Cubism to architecture, analyzing human figures into geometrical forms.
- Born
- 1887-05-30, Kyiv, UkraineA Monday
- Died
- 1964-02-25, New York City, USAA Tuesday, aged 76
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Virgo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1887-05-30, Kyiv, Ukraine · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Kievthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 8°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 11°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 12°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 19°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 0°10′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 26°49′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 20°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 8°28′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 27°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 3°39′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1964-02-25, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 6°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 13°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 22°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 17°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 4°15′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 19°24′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 26°50′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 8°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 17°49′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 13°06′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alexander Archipenko was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
