Directory of Christo and Jeanne-Claude Resources

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Christo Javacheff (born Hristo Yavashev, Bulgarian Христо Явашев), better known simply as Christo, is the primary artist and designer of the duo's projects. He was born June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon like her husband is known simply by her first name, Jeanne-Claude. She was born on the same day as Christo, on June 13, 1935 in Casablanca, Morocco.

Resources in This Category

• Art Obituaries - Jeanne-Claude

  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/art-obituaries/6614804/Jeanne-Claude.html
  Brief biography covering the different projects she had together with her husband.

• Christo and Jeanne-Claude

  http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/
  Features photographs and information of completed artworks and works in progress. Includes bibliography, artist biographies and an interview.

• Find A Grave - Jeanne-Claude (1935 - 2009)

  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44584034
  Location and pictures of her grave including brief biography.

• From The Roof: Christo and Jeanne-Claude's The Gates in Central Park

  http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/495160
  Provides technical information such as dimension, medium and inscription at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Guggenheim Collection - Artist Biography

  http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/collections/collection-online/artists/bios/1637
  Biography for Christo Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude de Guillebon. Includes information on The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York, 2003.

• Jeanne-Claude dies aged 74

  http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2009/nov/19/jeanne-claude-christo
  Article reporting Claude's demise and her relationship with Christo.

• Journal of Contemporary Art

  http://www.jca-online.com/christo.html
  Christo and Jeanne-Claude interview (in text) by Gianfranco Mantegna.

• MoMA Collection: Christo and Jeanne-Claude

  http://www.moma.org/collection/artists/1114
  Provides an extensive biography and bibliography including a slideshow of images presenting their works.

• NGA: Christo

  http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/artist-info.6937.html
  Selection of the artist's works with commentary provided by the National Gallery of Art.

• Over the River

  http://www.overtheriverinfo.com/
  Official website regarding the Project for the Arkansas River. Provides news, gallery and information on Christo and Jeanne_Claude.

• Stanford Presidential Lectures: Christo & Jeanne-Claude

  http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/christo/
  Includes biographical and bibliographical information about the subjects as well as essays, texts and commentaries.

• The Art Institute of Chicago

  http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/artist/Christo
  Christo's gallery including date, size and medium.

• Wikipedia - Christo and Jeanne-Claude

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christo
  Article provides early history and a list of major artworks by the couple practicing environmental, installation art.

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