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
Tag: Impressionism
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,
Happy 164th Birthday Vincent van Gogh
Today is the 164th birthday of the artist Vincent van Gogh. My first exposure to him was through a monthly calendar that my mom gave me
Happy 175th Birthday Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Today is the 175th birthday of the artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. I first remember seeing his art in the hallways of my elementary school. I didn’t know
Happy 185th 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 62nd Birthday Jeff Koons
Today is the 62nd birthday of the artist Jeff Koons. He is one of the most important modern artist living today. The world is a better
Happy 176th Birthday Berthe Morisot
Today is the 176th birthday of the artist Berthe Morisot. There are so very few female French Impressionist painters that she deserves note. You recognize her
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 133rd Birthday Maurice Utrillo
Today is the 133rd birthday of the French artist Maurice Utrillo. His art is most widely recognized due to the reproductions into post cards of the
Joyeux 101e anniversaire de naissance d’Edith Piaf
Aujourd’hui, c’est le 101e anniversaire d’Edith Piaf. Cette année marque le 52e anniversaire de sa mort, malheureusement, qui est six ans de plus que le
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 146th Birthday Maxfield Parrish
Today is the 146th birthday of the artist and illustrator Maxfield Parrish. I think that I was first ‘introduced’ to him through going to junk
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