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Niki de Saint Phalle

French plastician, painter and sculptor (1930–2002)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 19, 2026
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Niki de Saint Phalle was a French American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.

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This entry incorporates text from “Niki de Saint Phalle” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.