Today is the 131st birthday of the architect and designer Le Corbusier. His designs are widely admired and even copied to this day. His true
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Happy 88th Birthday Jasper Johns
Today is the 88th birthday of the the best American Abstract Expressionist artist alive, maybe the best American Abstract Expressionist artist, maybe the best Abstract Expressionist artist.
Happy 106th Birthday Robert Doisneau
Today is the 106th birthday of the French photographer Robert Doisneau. His images are known the world over. The world was a better place because he was
Happy 112th Birthday Samuel Beckett
Today is the 112th birthday of the playwright Samuel Beckett. Waiting for Godot was a big read one summer at Interlochen, it went around my group
Happy 96th Birthday Cyd Charisse
Today is the 96th birthday of the triple-threat performer Cyd Charisse. Her before/after name change came about more organically than those of her peers, but
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
