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Charles Alston (1907-1977) was born in Charlotte, North Carolina and was an African American painter, muralist, sculptor, teacher, and illustrator, who lived and worked in Harlem. After graduating high school in 1925, he attended Columbia University and turned down a scholarship to Yale. Alston was involved in the Harlem Renaissance…
Tarsila do Amaral was a Brazilian artist and member of the Grupo dos Cinco, who are considered the five most influential Brazilian modernist artists. She went to Paris to study art and was taught Cubism and other modern styles, but wanted to create a uniquely Brazilian modern style. Sourcing information…
Anders Andersen-Lundby was born December 16th, 1841 in Lundby, Denmark. In 1861, when he was twenty, Anders traveled to Copenhagen where he exhibited his works for the first time. He married Thora Adelheid Børgesen (1842-1911) in 1865. By 1870, he had gained his winter landscapes that were renowned with audiences…
Guido di Pietro, or Fra Angelico as known after his death, was born around 1395 in Vicchio di Mugello of Florence, Italy. Giorgio Vassari, the influential writer of Lives of the Artists (1550) proposed 1387 as Angelico’s birth date, but many art historians think it was more likely around 1395.…
Sofonisba Anguissola was born in Cremona, Italy around 1532, and became one of the first Renaissance women to receive an apprenticeship in the arts, hers was with painters Bernardino Campi and Bernardina Gatti. Her family lived near a famous 2nd century B.C. battle site and she was named after Sophonisba,…
Aponovich is an American artist who is known for his complex still lifes that can include architectural elements. Born in 1948 in Nashua, New Hampshire, he attended the University of New Hampshire, Durham and has exhibited widely. His work is also displayed in United States Embassies.
Christiaan Karel Appel (Dutch: [krɪsˈtiaːn ˈkɑrəl ɑpɔl]) (25 April 1921 – 3 May 2006) was a Dutch painter, sculptor, and poet. He started painting at the age of fourteen and studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam in the 1940s. He was one of the founders of the avant-garde movement Cobra…
Ruth Asawa was an American artist famous for both her sculptures and large public works such as the fountains in San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square. She was educated at Black Mountain College, and her work was shaped by professors like Josef Albers. Her sculptures employ basket weaving techniques and are based…
