Ursula von Rydingsvard, Sculptor of Sublime Wooden Totems, Dies at 84
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Ursula von Rydingsvard, the renowned sculptor whose towering works were influenced by her childhood in post-World War II refugee camps, passed away at the age of 84 in her Manhattan home on October 27. Her studio manager, Courtney Childress, confirmed that her death was due to Alzheimer's disease, as reported by the New York Times.
For over five decades, von Rydingsvard chiseled massive cedar beams to craft an array of colossal sculptures, ranging from cone-like formations to a 17-foot-tall tornado. Her artistic repertoire also encompassed bronze, textiles, and even animal intestines. Courtney Childress described von Rydingsvard as a force that drew people in and kept them engaged, noting that she moved with an intense energy, her hair on fire, and never slowed down.
Born in 1942 in Deensen, Germany, to a Polish mother and a Ukrainian father, the artist's early life was marked by significant upheaval. After the war ended in 1945, her family of nine endured eight Nazi slave-labor and postwar refugee camps before immigrating to the United States in 1950.
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