Claire Falkenstein
Sculptor
American sculptor and painter who created large-scale abstract metal and glass public sculptures, such as The New Gates of Paradise.
She went to the University of California at Berkeley without initially studying art, but soon discovered it was her passion.
She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1978.
Her father managed a lumber mill and her mother encouraged her artistic expression.
She was good friends with Peggy Guggenheim.