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Born	October 10, 1968 (age 56) • Manchester • England
Awards And Honors	Turner Prize (1998)
Notable Works	“The Holy Virgin Mary”

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British artist

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British artist

Antony Gormley

British sculptor and draftsman

Rachel Whiteread

British artist

Richard Wright

British artist

Damien Hirst

British artist

Piero del Pollaiuolo

Italian artist

Antonio del Pollaiuolo

Italian artist

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian artist, engineer, and scientist

Michelangelo

Italian artist

Pablo Picasso

Spanish artist

Edgar Degas

French artist

Honoré Daumier

French artist

Andrea del Verrocchio

Italian painter and sculptor

Shahzia Sikander

Pakistani-American artist

Ana Mendieta

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Joan Miró

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Lee Ufan

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Alberto Giacometti

Swiss sculptor and painter

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