Today is the 127th birthday of the photographer Man Ray. You recognize his images, they are iconic. I think what I most love about them
Tag: Eugène Atget
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 119th Birthday Bernice Abbott
Today is the 119th birthday of photographer Bernice Abbot. Her photos of which I am especially drawn to those of New York City are everything a
Happy 89th Birthday Yves Klein
Today is the 89th birthday of the French artist Yves Klein. His influence in the minimalist discipline is undeniable. His vision has pushed the art world
Happy 111th Birthday Samuel Beckett
Today is the 111th birthday of the playwright Samuel Beckett. Waiting for Godot was a big read one summer at Interlochen, it went around my group
Happy Birthday 126th Birthday Max Ernst
Today is the 126th birthday of the artist Max Ernst. I love his work. I believe that I first ‘discovered’ it in a large old volume
Happ 160th Birthday Eugène Atget
Today is the 160th birthday of the French photographer Eugène Atget who took photographs of people and things at a time when most photography being taken was portraiture.
Happy 147th Birthday Henri Matisse
Today is the 147th birthday of the French artist Henri Matisse. If you have ever been to IKEA, you have seen his artwork. For good or
Happy 295th Birthday Madame de Pompadour
Today is the 295th birthday of Madame de Pompador, arguably one of the first fashion icons and one of the most influential women of the 18th
Happy 157th Birthday Georges Seurat
Today is the 157th birthday of the artist Georges Seurat. My first exposure to his work was in the hallway of my elementary school. A
Happy 176th Birthday Claude Monet
Today is the 176th birthday of the artist Claude Monet. We know his work and I can speak only for myself of not knowing his
Happy 88th Birthday Alberto Korda
Today is the 88th birthday of the photographer of one of the most iconic and immediately recognized photographs: Alberto Korda. The world is a better
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