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Currently, Robert Klippel is 103 years, 10 months and 15 days old. Robert Klippel will celebrate 104rd birthday on a Wednesday 19th of June 2024. Below we countdown to Robert Klippel upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Robert Klippel |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Age | 103 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | June 19, 1920 (Australia) |
Birthday | June 19 |
Town/City | Australia |
Nationality | Australia |
Robert Klippel’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Robert Klippel was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Lauded by many art critics as the greatest Australian sculptor of all time, this prolific artist crafted well over one thousand sculptures and also produced close to five thousand drawings. His assemblage sculptures, most of which were untitled, were crafted from materials such as piping, wood, and plastic.
During the World War II years, he enlisted in the Australian Royal Navy and was tasked with building model airplanes. In the late 1940s, he trained at University College London's Slade School of Fine Art.
During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he lived in the United States and taught at the Minneapolis School of Art.
He grew up in Sydney, Australia, as the son of successful business owners. After living in the United States and England, he returned to his native Australia, where he died on his eighty-first birthday.
Australian-born art critic Robert Hughes helped bring Klippel to international prominence.