Early Life, Family and Artistic Training Jacques Chapiro was born on June 13, 1897, in Daugavpils, Latvia. He grew up in a household defined by the tactile nature of craft, as his father was a wood sculptor and artisan woodworker. This early exposure to the manipulation of physical materials likely shaped his understanding of form. By the age of ten, he had already begun his formal artistic education, developing the foundational skills that would follow him through several countries and changing political landscapes. His path as a student took him across borders as he sought deeper training…