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- A·le·ksan·der Por·fir·ie·vich [al-ig-zan-der per-feer–uh-vich, –zahn-; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr–fyee–ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pərˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ, -ˈzɑn-; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1887–1964, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia.
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- Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form