Today is the 115th birthday of the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. I didn’t know a lot about her before I started to research on iconic photographs
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Happy 114th Birthday Margaret Bourke-White
Today is the 114th birthday of the photographer Margaret Bourke-White. I didn’t know a lot about her before I started to research on iconic photographs
Happy 753rd Birthday Dante
NAME: Dante OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Scholar, Poet BIRTH DATE: c. May 21, 1265 DEATH DATE: c. September 13, 1321 PLACE OF BIRTH: Florence, Italy PLACE OF
Happy 102nd Birthday Dick Proenneke
Today is the 102nd birthday of Dick Proenneke. Who doesn’t love a recluse? Especially one that is not writing a manifesto and sending letter bombs, but
Happy 91st Birthday Elaine Lustig Cohen
Today is the 91st birthday of the graphic designer and artist Elaine Lustig Cohen. Finding recognition and prominence in the 50s and 60s in a
Happy 340th Birthday Antonio Vivaldi
Today is the 340th birthday of the composer Antonio Vivaldi. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the
Happy 101st Birthday Dinah Shore
Today is the 101st birthday of the singer, actor, talk show host and former owner of significant mid-century modern Palm Springs architecture: Dinah Shore. I
Happy 87th Birthday James Dean
Today is the 87th birthday of James Dean. What is is about him that he has influenced so many people? Sixty years after his death, he
Happy 137th Birthday Fernand Léger
Today is the 137th birthday of the French artist Fernand Léger. His developed style of painting is distinctively his own. I see a combination of Picasso
Happy 122nd Birthday John Dos Passos
Today is the 122nd birthday of the author John Dos Passos. I got to know his work through Hemingway and Fitzgerald. His membership in the
Happy 95th Birthday Ava Gardner
Today is the 95th birthday of the actress Ava Gardner. Have you seen The Killers? The world is a better place because she is in
Happy 75th Birthday Jean Shrimpton
Today (or possibly tomorrow) is the 75th birthday of one of the world’s first supermodels: Jean Shrimpton. Her beauty is undeniable. I love that she
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