Today is the 146th birthday of the artist Piet Mondrian. My first trip to New York, I made sure to have enough time to visit the
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Happy 116th Birthday Ansel Adams
Today is the 116th birthday of the American photographer Ansel Adams. His works changed how the country was viewed by the world, promoted the National
Happy 85th Birthday Kim Novak
Today is the 85th of the actress Kim Novak. Vertigo is one of my favorite Hitchcock films, she was so brilliant in it. The world
Happy 127th Birthday Grant Wood
Today is the 127th birthday of probably the most famous American artist that you cannot name. Yes, exactly, he painted that painting. He is a
Happy 63rd Birthday Jeff Koons
Today is the 63rd birthday of the artist Jeff Koons. He is one of the most important modern artist living today. The world is a
Happy 177th Birthday Berthe Morisot
Today is the 177th birthday of the artist Berthe Morisot. There are so very few female French Impressionist painters that she deserves note. You recognize her
Happy 72nd Birthday Diane Keaton
Today is the 72nd birthday of Diane Keaton. Her acting resume is impressive and lengthy, her directing resume is just as solid. She directed an
Happy 87th Birthday Alvin Ailey
Today is the 87th birthday of the dancer and choreographer that blasted through racial boundaries to create one of the most treasured American dance companies of
Happy 111th Birthday E. Simms Campbell
Today is the 111th birthday of the first African American nationally syndicated illustrator E. Simms Campbell. I am drawn to all the expressions of the subject’s
Happy 111th Birthday Andreas Feininger
Today is the 111th birthday of the photographer Andreas Feininger. His photography of New York City makes the viewer fall in love with the buildings and
Happy 134th Birthday Maurice Utrillo
Today is the 134th birthday of the French artist Maurice Utrillo. His art is most widely recognized due to the reproductions into post cards of
Happy 88th Birthday Chet Baker
Today is the 88th birthday of the musician Chet Baker. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss
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