Joseph Csaky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 230)

Joseph Csaky (1888—1971), a neglected pioneer of early Modernism, was a native of Hungary who became a dedicated member of the Parisian avant—garde. He took part in the 1912 Section d’Or Exhibition, considered by many to mark the high point of the Cubist movement. He was an intimate friend of such innovative giants as Picasso, Braque, & Lager. One of the first artists to apply Cubist principles to sculpture, Csaky produced a substantial body of work comparable in quality to that of Brancusi...