Famous People with Name Nauman

Bruce Nauman            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Nauman: a contemporary American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance.Nauman studied mathematics and physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and art with William T. Wiley and Robert Arneson at the University of California, Davis. He worked as an assistant to Wayne Thiebaud, and in 1966 he became a teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute. In 1968 he met the singer and performance artist Meredith Monk and signed with the dealer Leo Castelli. In the 1980s he moved to New Mexico.

Åke Nauman            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Åke Nauman: was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the water polo tournament. He played all seven matches.

Frans Johan Theodor Nauman            Origin/Culture/Country: Swedish

Frans Johan Theodor Nauman: was a Swedish water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the bronze medal. In the 1924 water polo competition his team finished in fourth place.