The Epic VISION of BARBARA CHASE-RIBOUD

With a MONUMENTAL new EXHIBITION in Paris, the Americanborn ARTIST looks back on a CREATIVE LIFE spent thinking BIG

Story by SORAYA NADIA McDONALD

When Philadelphia-born Barbara Chase-Riboud left the United States on her own for the first time in 1957, it was aboard the ocean liner Flandre. The ship, bound for Europe, departed from New York Harbor. As Flandre steamed east, it left behind perhaps the best gift ever given by a best friend: the 151-foot-tall Statue of Liberty, generously bestowed by our close ally France in honor of the U.S. centennial and a constant reminder to America of its most superlative self—greeting tired, poor, huddled masses of newcomers seeking safety, fortune, hope, and freedom. With this journey, Chase-Riboud embarked on an extraordinary life as a sculptor, poet, and novelist. Since 1961, she has made her home in Paris, where she has fashioned a singular body of work that has been informed as much…

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