# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jose-de-creeft
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:11:14.187Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jose-de-creeft"
name: "Jose de Creeft"
slug: "jose-de-creeft"
description: "José Mariano de Creeft was a Spanish-born American artist, sculptor, and teacher known for modern sculpture in stone, metal, and wood, particularly figural works of women. His 16-foot (4.9 m) bronze Alice in Wonderland sculpture climbing sculpture in Central Park is well known to both adults and children in New York City. He was an early adopter, and prominent exponent of the direct carving approach to sculpture. He also developed the technique of lead chasing, and was among the first to create modern sculpture from found objects. He taught at Black Mountain College, the Art Students League of New York, and the New School for Social Research. His works are in the Whitney Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and many other public and private collections."
tagline: "Spanish born American sculptor (1884-1982)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Jose_de_Creeft.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1884-11-27"
deathDate: "1982-09-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.13
  momentum:             15
  historical:           5.675522666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_de_Creeft"
    title: "Jose de Creeft"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josep_de_Creeft_i_Champane"
    title: "Josep de Creeft i Champane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Creeft"
    title: "José de Creeft"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Creeft"
    title: "José de Creeft"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Creeft"
    title: "José de Creeft"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_de_Creeft"
    title: "José de Creeft"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3080662"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump