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Sir
Anthony Caro
OM CBE
Born
Anthony Alfred Caro

(1924-03-08)8 March 1924
New Malden, Surrey, England
Died23 October 2013(2013-10-23) (aged 89)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationRegent Street Polytechnic
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
Known forSculpture, drawing
Notable workTwenty Four Hours (1960)
Early One Morning (1962)
MovementConstructed steel sculpture, abstract art, modernism
Spouse(s)
Sheila Girling
(m. 1949)
; 2 children
AwardsCBE (1969)
Knighthood (1987)
Order of Merit (2000)[1]
Websitewww.anthonycaro.org

Sir Anthony Alfred Caro OM CBE (8 March 1924 – 23 October 2013) was an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblages of metal using 'found' industrial objects.[1] He began as a member of the modernist school, having worked with Henry Moore early in his career.[1] He was lauded as the greatest British sculptor of his generation.[1]

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