Today is the 78th birthday of the artist and Northwest native Chuck Close. If you ever have a chance to see his work in person,
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Happy 109th Birthday Benny Goodman
Today is the 109th birthday of the musician and band leader Benny Goodman. Whenever I hear his music, I think of my grandparents. The hight
Happy 95th Birthday Richard Avedon
Today is the 95th birthday of famed photographer Richard Avedon. His iconic images capture the beauty, fragility, vulnerability, and life of his subjects that very few
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 60th Birthday Keith Haring
Today is the 60th birthday of the artist and activist Keith Haring. He is someone whose work you know. You have seen it everywhere from
Happy 129th Birthday Thomas Hart Benton
Today is the 129th birthday of the artist Thomas Hart Benton. His work portrays full narratives that draw the viewer in and get them to
Happy 88th Birthday Steve McQueen
Today is the 88th birthday of Steve McQueen. A true Style Icon, I covet his sunglasses, Rolex, car, haircut and the suits he wore in
Happy 95th Birthday Diane Arbus
Today is the 95th birthday of the famed mid-century New York photographer Diane Arbus. Her work captures a vulnerability in a her subject’s expressions, a
Happy 109th Birthday Yousuf Karsh
Today is the 109th birthday of the photographer Yousuf Karsh. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss
Happy 182nd Birthday Samuel Langhorne Clemens “Mark Twain”
Today is the 182nd birthday of the man that once wrote “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a
Happy 136th Birthday Pablo Picasso
Today is Picasso’s 136th birthday. He died 42 years ago at the impressive age of 91. A long life only matched by his long long full
Happy 117th Birthday Jean Arthur
Today is the 117th birthday of the actress Jean Arthur. I love her in Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and You Can’t Take It with
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