Today is the 135th birthday of the artist Juan Gris. When I see his art, I hear the jazz, see the dancers, smell the cigarette
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Happy 121st Birthday William H. Johnson
Today is the 121st birthday of the artist William H. Johnson. His primitive style of painting African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance has become the
Happy 151st Birthday Piet Mondrian
Today is the 151st birthday of the artist Piet Mondrian. My first trip to New York, I made sure to have enough time to visit
Happy 182nd Birthday Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Today is the 182nd birthday of the artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. I first remember seeing his art in the hallways of my elementary school. I didn’t
Happy 132nd Birthday Grant Wood
Today is the 132nd birthday of probably the most famous American artist that you cannot name. Yes, exactly, he painted that painting. He is
Happy 129th Birthday Norman Rockwell
Today is the 129th birthday of the artist Norman Rockwell. His paintings are immediately recognizable, comforting, and a part of the American experience. He is
Happy 111th Birthday Jackson Pollock
Today is the 111th birthday of Jackson Pollock. Some of his art pushes some people’s definitions of art because they do not see it as
Happy 191st Birthday Edouard Manet
Today is the 184th birthday of the artist Edouard Manet. His works are immediately recognizable and frequently reproduced, making them part of our collective consciousness and human experience. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss that he has left. NAME: Edouard Manet OCCUPATION: Painter BIRTH DATE: […]
Happy 85th Birthday Peter Hill Beard
Today is the 85th birthday of the artist Peter Hill Beard. His art is beautiful and has served a dual purpose as a call to
Happy 68th Birthday Jeff Koons
Today is the 68th birthday of the artist Jeff Koons. He is one of the most important modern artist living today. The world is a
Happy 95th Birthday Vidal Sassoon
Today is the 95th Birthday of Vidal Sassoon. He is an incredible example of a self-made man who found inspiration around him and adapted it
Happy 136th Birthday Diego Rivera
Today is the 136th birthday of the artist Diego Rivera. His full name is a sentence: Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de
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