Mihail Simeonov
Illustration — Mihail Simeonov (1983) Mihail Asen Simeonov (Bulgarian: Михаил Симеонов) (May 31 1929 – December 29 2021) was a Bulgarian-born artist who moved to Tunis, then New York City, and finally Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He is best known for his Cast the Sleeping Elephant Project, a life-size bronze statue of an African elephant. It was produced by making an alginate cast in 1980 of a live, wild Kenyan elephant bull, which survived the 72-minute process unharmed.
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Mihail Simeonov
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- 1929 · Plovdiv.
- Died
- 2021 · United States.
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Education
- National Academy of Arts
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Illustration — Mihail Simeonov (1983) Mihail Asen Simeonov (Bulgarian: Михаил Симеонов) (May 31 1929 – December 29 2021) was a Bulgarian-born artist who moved to Tunis, then New York City, and finally Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He is best known for his Cast the Sleeping Elephant Project, a life-size bronze statue of an African elephant. It was produced by making an alginate cast in 1980 of a live, wild Kenyan elephant bull, which survived the 72-minute process unharmed.
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Born at Plovdiv in 1929, died in United States in 2021.
Mihail Simeonov studied at National Academy of Arts.
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Mihail Simeonov was born on 1 January 1929.
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Mihail Simeonov died on 31 December 2021.
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