orig. Naum Pevsner
born Aug. 5, 1890, Bryansk, Russia
died Aug. 23, 1977, Waterbury, Conn., U.S.
Russian-born U.S. sculptor.
He studied at the University of Munich, and in 1913 he was introduced to avant-garde art in Paris by his brother, Antoine Pevsner . In 1920 the brothers returned to Russia and issued the "Realist Manifesto," setting forth the principles of European Constructivism . Gabo produced abstract works of such unorthodox materials as glass, plastic, and wire to achieve a sense of movement. After some years in Europe he settled in the U.S. in 1946 and taught at Harvard's architecture school. He received many awards and public commissions. A pioneer of the Constructivist movement, he was one of the earliest artists to experiment with kinetic sculpture .