Today is the 118th birthday of the photographer Brassaï. I learned about him while researching some of his contemporaries on their birthdays and became fixated on
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Happy 134th Birthday Coco Chanel
Today is the 134th birthday of the woman that said, “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in
Happy 107th Birthday Willy Ronis
Today is the 107th birthday of the French photographer Willy Ronis. His photographs of mid-century Paris are some of my all time favorites. The world
Happy 141st Birthday Mata Hari
Today is the 141st birthday of the woman that inspired the plots of hundreds of books and films: Mata Hari. Her life reads like a
Happy 81st Birthday Yves Saint Laurent
Today is the 81st birthday of Yves Saint Laurent. His style and innovation are current and iconic. The world is a better place because he
Happy 108th Birthday Vivian Vance
Today is the 108th birthday of the actress Vivian Vance. She didn’t make Lucy funny, she made her funnier. She was the point of reference, the voice
Happy 183rd Birthday Edgar Degas
Today marks the 183rd birthday of the artist Edgar Degas. We all recognize his work if not for the subject matter, then for the muted color
Happy 187th Birthday Camille Pissarro
Today is the 187th birthday of the artist Camille Pissarro. I learned about pointillism in 4th grade when our class would line up for various
Happy 130th Birthday Marc Chagall
Today is the 130th birthday of the French artist Marc Chagall. His work is imaginative and etherial, like he is painting one of his dreams
Happy 121st Birthday Wallis Simpson
Today is the 121st birthday of Wallis Simpson. The king gave up the throne for her. Her style remained impeccable for her entire life. Have you
Happy 111th Birthday Josephine Baker
Today is the 111th birthday of the one and only Josephine Baker. Her iconic everything has cemented her in a time and place forever: Paris between the
Happy 173rd Birthday Mary Cassatt
NAME: Mary Cassatt OCCUPATION: Painter BIRTH DATE: May 22, 1844 DEATH DATE: June 14, 1926 EDUCATION: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts PLACE OF BIRTH: Allegheny,
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