This Bulgarian artist-engineer produces monumental outdoor artwork. In 1976, he stretched a tall curtain 24 miles across Sonoma and Marin counties. In 1985, he wrapped the Pont Neuf in Paris with lengths of beige fabric. In 1991, he installed 3,000 umbrel

The monumental environmental artworks described are the signature creations of Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, known professionally simply as Christo. Born in Bulgaria, he worked in a lifelong artistic partnership with his French-born wife, Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, who was