2006 in art
Encyclopedia
Events
- Rembrandt 400: Series of activities to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt.
- 31 August – The stolen Edvard MunchEdvard MunchEdvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...
paintings The ScreamThe ScreamScream is the title of Expressionist paintings and prints in a series by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, showing an agonized figure against a blood red sky...
and MadonnaMadonna (Edvard Munch)Madonna is a painting by the Norwegian expressionist Edvard Munch. Munch painted five versions of the Madonna between 1894 and 1895, using oils on canvas. One of them measures 91 x 70.5 cm....
are recovered in a police raid in Oslo, Norway. - 17 November – The Metropolitan Borough of BuryMetropolitan Borough of BuryThe Metropolitan Borough of Bury is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. Lying to the north of the City of Manchester, the borough is composed of six towns: Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich, and has a population of 181,900...
in EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
sells its L. S. LowryL. S. LowryLaurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist born in Barrett Street, Stretford, Lancashire. Many of his drawings and paintings depict nearby Salford and surrounding areas, including Pendlebury, where he lived and worked for over 40 years at 117 Station Road , opposite St...
painting A River Bank (1947) (bought in 1951 for £150) for £1.25 million at a Christie'sChristie'sChristie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
auction to a private buyer to help fund a £10 million budget deficit.
Awards
- Archibald PrizeArchibald PrizeThe Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
– Marcus WillsMarcus WillsMarcus Wills is an Australian artist. He graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1995.He was the winner of the 2006 Archibald Prize for his painting of The Paul Juraszek Monolith, which was based on an engraving by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder.In 2000, he won the second Brett Whiteley...
, The Paul Juraszek Monolith - Beck's FuturesBeck's FuturesBeck's Futures was a British art prize founded by London's Institute of Contemporary Arts and sponsored by Beck's beer given to contemporary artists....
– Matt StokesMatt StokesFor the Australian rules footballer Matt Stokes see Matthew StokesMatt Stokes, born 1973 in Penzance, is an artist and film-maker. He had a residency at Grizedale Arts in 2002 during which he researched the history of rave culture in the Lake District...
, Long After Tonight - Caldecott MedalCaldecott MedalThe Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. The award was named in honor of nineteenth-century English...
– Chris RaschkaChris RaschkaChris Raschka is an American author, illustrator, and violist. His Yo! Yes? was a Caldecott Honor book in 1993 but he may be most famous for his Hello, Goodbye Window, winner of the 2006 Caldecott Medal. Chris spent part of his childhood in Austria, his mother's homeland. He is a graduate of St....
, The Hello, Goodbye WindowThe Hello, Goodbye WindowThe Hello, Goodbye Window is a children's picture book written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Chris Raschka. Published in 2005, the book tells the story of a little girl who enjoys visiting her grandparents. Raschka won the 2006 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations.... - Hugo Boss PrizeHugo Boss PrizeThe Hugo Boss Prize is awarded every other year to an artist working in any medium, anywhere in the world. Since its establishment in 1996, it has distinguished itself from other art awards because it has no restrictions on nationality or age...
- Tacita DeanTacita DeanTacita Dean is an English visual artist who works primarily in film. She is one of the Young British Artists, and was a nominee for the Turner Prize in 1998.-Life and work:... - Turner PrizeTurner PrizeThe Turner Prize, named after the painter J. M. W. Turner, is an annual prize presented to a British visual artist under the age of 50. Awarding the prize is organised by the Tate gallery and staged at Tate Britain. Since its beginnings in 1984 it has become the United Kingdom's most publicised...
– Tomma AbtsTomma AbtsTomma Abts is a German-born abstract painter who won the Turner Prize in 2006.-Early life:Abts was born in Kiel in Germany and currently lives and works in London, England.-Work:... - Wynne prizeWynne PrizeThe Wynne Prize is an Australian landscape painting or figure sculpture art prize. One of Australia's longest running art prizes, it was established in 1897 from the bequest of Richard Wynne...
– John BeardJohn Beard (artist)John Beard is a Welsh artist and painter born in Aberdare, Wales, he is now based in Sydney, Lisbon and London. -Life and art:John Beard won the Welsh National Art Scholarship in 1962 at just 19 years of age...
, The Gap
Exhibitions
- The Masterpieces RijksmuseumRijksmuseumThe Rijksmuseum Amsterdam or simply Rijksmuseum is a Dutch national museum in Amsterdam, located on the Museumplein. The museum is dedicated to arts, crafts, and history. It has a large collection of paintings from the Dutch Golden Age and a substantial collection of Asian art...
, AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Jan 2 – Dec 31, 2006 - All the Rembrandts, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Jan 26 – Dec 31, 2006
- Rembrandt – Caravaggio Van Gogh MuseumVan Gogh MuseumThe Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. It has the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world.-Background:...
in cooperation with the Rijksmuseum, Feb 24 – Jun 18, 2006 - A summer with Rembrandt MauritshuisMauritshuisThe Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, the Netherlands. Previously the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau, it now has a large art collection, including paintings by Dutch painters such as Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Frans...
, The HagueThe HagueThe Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Jun 26 – Sep 18, 2006 - Rembrandt, the Etcher The Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam, Jul 8 – Sep 3, 2006
- RodinAuguste RodinFrançois-Auguste-René Rodin , known as Auguste Rodin , was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past...
(Royal Academy of Arts, London, 23 Sep 2006—1 Jan 2007) - Everyone Sang: a view of Siegfried SassoonSiegfried SassoonSiegfried Loraine Sassoon CBE MC was an English poet, author and soldier. Decorated for bravery on the Western Front, he became one of the leading poets of the First World War. His poetry both described the horrors of the trenches, and satirised the patriotic pretensions of those who, in Sassoon's...
and his world by 25 contemporary painters (Francis Kyle Gallery, London, November–December) - Peter PrendergastPeter Prendergast (artist)Peter Prendergast was a Welsh landscape painter. After the death of Sir Kyffin Williams in September 2006, he was recognised as the leading landscape painter in Wales.-Early years:...
retrospective, Oriel Ynys Môn, 14 Jan – 26 Feb 2006 (toured throughout UK)
January to March
- 1 January – John LathamJohn Latham (artist)John Aubrey Clarendon Latham, was a British conceptual artist who lived for many years in England. He believed that violence and conflict between the people of the world is the result of ideological differences...
, Zambian conceptual artist (b.19211921 in art-Events:*Paul Sérusier publishes his ABC of Painting.*André Delatte opens his glasswares studio in Nancy.-Works:*Charles Demuth - Incense of a New Church*Auguste Herbin - Le Cateau-Cambrésis*Fernand Léger - Still Life with a Beer Mug...
). - 8 January – Mimmo RotellaMimmo RotellaDomenico "Mimmo" Rotella, , was an Italian artist and poet best known for his works of décollage and psychogeographics, made from torn advertising posters.Rotella was born in Catanzaro, Calabria....
, Italian artist and poet (b.19181918 in art-Events:*June 18 - Pablo Picasso marries Olga Khoklova.*December 3 - Founding of the November Group of expressionist artists.-Works:*Katherine Sophie Dreier - Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp*Paul Klee - Flower Myth; Warning of the Ships...
). - 14 January – Jim GaryJim GaryJim Gary was an American sculptor popularly known for his large, colorful creations of dinosaurs made from discarded automobile parts...
, American sculptor (b.19391939 in art-Events:*First of the Madeline books, illustrated by Ludwig Bemelmans.*Release of Detective Comics #27, the debut of Batman.*Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth settle near St Ives, Cornwall, effectively establishing the St Ives School of abstract avant-garde artists.*Exhibition "Contemporary...
). - 29 January – Nam June PaikNam June PaikNam June Paik was a Korean American artist. He worked with a variety of media and is considered to be the first video artist....
, South Korean-born American video artistVideo artVideo art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
(b.19321932 in art-Events:*Alvar Aalto designs a new form of laminated bent-plywood furniture.*Courtauld Institute of Art is founded in London.*The Wedgwood pottery firm commissions its first designs from Keith Murray.-Paintings:*Frank Brangwyn - British Empire Panels...
). - 15 February – Joash WoodrowJoash WoodrowJoash Woodrow was a reclusive English artist.Woodrow was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, of Polish-Jewish parents, and was one of eight siblings...
, English artist (b.19271927 in art-Events:*Clarice Cliff introduces her 'Bizarre' pottery decoration.*Aristide Colotte opens his studio in Nancy, where he produces glasswork and carved crystal statues.-Awards:*Archibald Prize: George W...
). - 23 February – Mauri FavénMauri FavénProfessor Mauri Favén was a Finnish painter. His uncle was the painter Antti Favén and his grandfather's brother was the painter Aukusti Uotila.-Biography:...
, Finnish painter (b.19201920 in art-Events:* The Cologne Dadaist group is formed by Jean Arp, Max Ernst and Alfred Grünwald.* Katherine Dreier, Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp form Société Anonyme.* Bernard Leach and Shoji Hamada set up the Leach Pottery in St Ives, Cornwall.-Works:...
). - 4 March
- David RoseDavid Rose (animator)David Rose was an artist who worked for animation studios such as Walt Disney and Warner Bros.. During World War II, he worked at the Armed Forces Motion Picture Unit, which made propaganda films including the Private Snafu cartoon series. From 1973 to 1996, he was a court room artist who covered...
, American animator (b.19101910 in art-Events:*Robert Delaunay marries Sonia Terk.*Bronze sculptor Robert Kionsek joins the Berlin workshop of Ferdinand Preiss to form the PK firm; the two men combine their specialties to produce sculptures in bronze and ivory.-Exhibitions:...
). - Edgar ValterEdgar ValterEdgar Valter was an Estonian writer and illustrator of children's books, with over 250 books to his name, through 55 years of activity . His most famous creation is the .- Life :...
, EstoniaEstoniaEstonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n writer and illustrator of children's books (b.19291929 in art-Events:*January 10 - First appearance of Hergé's Belgian comic book hero Tintin as Tintin in the Land of the Soviets , begins serialization in children's newspaper supplement Le Petit Vingtième....
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- David Rose
- 9 March – Jean LeymarieJean Leymarie (art historian)Jean Leymarie was a French art historian.-Life:Born into a peasant family, he pursued his studies in Toulouse then Paris. After the Second World War, he began his museum career...
, French art historian (b.19191919 in art-Events:* Walter Gropius founds the Bauhaus.* Seven and Five Society established in London.-Works:*Evelyn De Morgan - The Gilded Cage*Aleksandra Ekster - City at Night*Max Ernst - Aquis Submersus...
). - 25 March – Bob Carlos ClarkeBob Carlos ClarkeRobert Carlos Clarke was an Irish photographer, known for his highly stylised erotic imagery....
, Irish photographer (b.19501950 in art-Awards:*Archibald Prize: William Dargie - Sir Leslie McConnan*Audubon Artists Gold Medal - Richmond Barthé-Works:*Marc Chagall - La Mariée*Alberto Giacometti - The Chariot*L. S...
). - 27 March – Ian Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton FinlayIan Hamilton Finlay, CBE, was a Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener.-Biography:Finlay was born in Nassau, Bahamas of Scottish parents. He was educated in Scotland at Dollar Academy. At the age of 13, with the outbreak of World War II, he was evacuated to family in the countryside...
, Scottish poet, writer, artist and gardener (b.19251925 in art-Events:*Josef Albers marries Anni Fleischmann.*In Paris, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry sponsors the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes from April through October; the event gives a name to the Art Deco style...
). - 28 March – Pro HartPro HartKevin Charles "Pro" Hart, MBE , born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, was considered the father of the Australian Outback painting movement and his works are widely admired for capturing the true spirit of the outback...
, Australian painter (b.19281928 in art-Events:*January 7 - The Tate Gallery, London, is flooded by the River Thames.*August - Ben Nicholson and Kit Wood visit St. Ives, Cornwall, and meet the ex-fisherman painter Alfred Wallis....
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April to June
- 5 April – Allan KaprowAllan KaprowAllan Kaprow was an American painter, assemblagist and a pioneer in establishing the concepts of performance art. He helped to develop the "Environment" and "Happening" in the late 1950s and 1960s, as well as their theory. His Happenings - some 200 of them - evolved over the years...
, American painter, assemblagistAssemblage (art)Assemblage is an artistic process. In the visual arts, it consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found objects...
and art theorist (b.19271927 in art-Events:*Clarice Cliff introduces her 'Bizarre' pottery decoration.*Aristide Colotte opens his studio in Nancy, where he produces glasswork and carved crystal statues.-Awards:*Archibald Prize: George W...
). - 23 April – Isaac WitkinIsaac WitkinIsaac Witkin, internationally renowned modern sculptor, was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on 10 May 1936, and he died 23 April 2006. Witkin entered St Martin’s School of Art in London, in 1957. Studying under Sir Anthony Caro and alongside other luminaries in training such as Phillip King,...
, South African sculptor (b.19361936 in art-Events:*November 23 - Margaret Bourke-White's photographs of the construction of the Fort Peck Dam are featured in the first issue of Life magazine.-Works:*Balthus - Andre Derain...
). - 3 May – Karel AppelKarel AppelChristiaan Karel Appel 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...
, Dutch painter, sculptor and poet (b.19211921 in art-Events:*Paul Sérusier publishes his ABC of Painting.*André Delatte opens his glasswares studio in Nancy.-Works:*Charles Demuth - Incense of a New Church*Auguste Herbin - Le Cateau-Cambrésis*Fernand Léger - Still Life with a Beer Mug...
). - 8 May – Iain MacmillanIain MacMillanIain Stewart Macmillan, was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for The Beatles' album Abbey Road in 1969. After growing up in Scotland, he moved to London to become a professional photographer. He used a photo of Yoko Ono in a book he published in 1966 and was invited...
, Scottish photographer (b.19381938 in art-Events:* Albert Namatjira exhibition in Melbourne includes over 2,000 works.* American art collector Louis J. Caldor 'discovers' Grandma Moses.-Paintings:*Rita Angus - Head of a Maori Boy*William Coldstream - Bolton*Arthur Dove - Swing Music...
). - 9 May – Edouard JaguerEdouard JaguerEdouard Jaguer was a French poet and art critic linked with the surrealist movement.He was born on 8 August 1924 in Paris and died on 9 May 2006 in Paris.He was involved with many groups and revues including:* La Main a la Plume...
, French poet and art criticArt criticAn art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
(b.19241924 in art-Events:*February - El Lissitzky enters a Swiss sanatorium, suffering from tuberculosis.*December - The Bucharest International Modern Art Exhibit, an avant-garde event hosted by Contimporanul, displaying works by Constantin Brâncuşi, Hans Arp, Paul Klee, János Mattis-Teutsch, Kurt Schwitters,...
). - 27 May – Alex TothAlex TothAlexander Toth was an American professional cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but is known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included Super Friends, Space Ghost, The...
, American comic book artist and cartoonist (b.19281928 in art-Events:*January 7 - The Tate Gallery, London, is flooded by the River Thames.*August - Ben Nicholson and Kit Wood visit St. Ives, Cornwall, and meet the ex-fisherman painter Alfred Wallis....
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July to December
- 8 July – Catherine LeroyCatherine LeroyCatherine Leroy was a French-born photojournalist and war photographer, whose stark images of battle illustrated the story of the Vietnam War in the pages of Life magazine and other publications.-Life:...
, French photographer (b.19451945 in art-Events:*Constantine Andreou moves to France, having received a scholarship from the French government.*Jackson Pollock marries Lee Krasner.-Awards:*Archibald Prize: William Dargie - Lt-General The Hon Edmund Herring, KBC, DSO, MC, ED-Works:...
). - 15 July – Andrée RuellanAndrée RuellanAndrée Ruellan was an American painter, known for her depictions of everyday scenes in New York and the American South....
, American painter (b.19051905 in art-Events:* October - The Fauvist artists, notably Henri Matisse, first exhibit, at the Salon d'Automne in Paris.* The Art Deco movement begins in France.* Léon Bonnat succeeds Paul Dubois as director of the Ecole des Beaux Arts....
). - 28 July – Richard MockRichard MockRichard Mock was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and editorial cartoonist. Mock was best known for his linocut illustrations that appeared on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times from 1980 through 1996....
, American painter, sculptor and cartoonist (b.19441944 in art-Awards:*Archibald Prize: Joshua Smith - Hon Sol Rosevear, MHR, Speaker of the House of Representatives-Paintings:*Francis Bacon - Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion*William Coldstream - Casualty Reception Station, Capua...
). - 1 August – Jason RhoadesJason RhoadesJason Rhoades was an installation artist who enjoyed critical acclaim, if not widespread public recognition, at the time of his death, and who was eulogized by some critics as one of the most significant artists of his generation...
, American installation artInstallation artInstallation art describes an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space. Generally, the term is applied to interior spaces, whereas exterior interventions are often called Land art; however, the boundaries between...
ist (b.19651965 in art-Events:*Sculptor Barbara Hepworth is created a Dame.*December - Max's Kansas City - opens-Works:*Yaacov Agam - Double Metamorphosis II*Lucian Freud - Reflection with Two Children *L. S...
). - 4 August – Julio GalánJulio GalánJulio Galán was a Mexican artist and architect.- Biography :Galán was one of Latin America's renowned neo-expressionist painters of the end of the last century and the beginning of this one.. His paintings and collages are full of elements that usually represent his life.Galán started his career...
, Mexican artist (b.19581958 in art-Awards:*Archibald Prize: William Edwin Pidgeon - Mr Ray Walker*Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Allied Arts Medal - Louis Archambault-Events:*Robert Frank publishes his photographic essay The Americans -Exhibitions:...
). - 20 August – Joe RosenthalJoe RosenthalJoseph John Rosenthal was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the Battle of Iwo Jima. His picture became one of the best-known photographs of the war.-Early life:Joseph Rosenthal was born on...
, American Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning photographer (b.19111911 in art-Events:*February 2 – First issue of Franz Pfemfert's Die Aktion*May 11 – A Futurist exhibition in Milan is the first of efforts by the group to make its theories concrete*August 21 – Mona Lisa stolen from the Musée du Louvre...
). - 26 August – Vladimir TretchikoffVladimir TretchikoffVladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff was one of the most commercially successful artists of all time - his painting Chinese Girl is one of the best selling art prints ever.Tretchikoff was a...
, Russian artist (b.19131913 in art-Events:* February 17 - The Armory Show opens in New York City. It displays works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century* The London Group formed and holds its first exhibition...
). - 1 September – Sir Kyffin WilliamsKyffin WilliamsSir John "Kyffin" Williams, KBE, RA was a Welsh landscape painter who lived at Pwllfanogl, Llanfairpwll on the Island of Anglesey...
, Welsh landscape painter (b.19181918 in art-Events:*June 18 - Pablo Picasso marries Olga Khoklova.*December 3 - Founding of the November Group of expressionist artists.-Works:*Katherine Sophie Dreier - Abstract Portrait of Marcel Duchamp*Paul Klee - Flower Myth; Warning of the Ships...
). - 17 October – Marcia TuckerMarcia TuckerMarcia Tucker was the founding director of the New Museum of Contemporary Art from 1977 to 1999, a museum located in New York City, dedicated to innovative art and artistic practice...
, American museum curator (b.19401940 in art-Events:*Xawery Dunikowski is deported to the concentration camp at Auschwitz, where he survives until 1945.*October - Grandma Moses' first solo exhibition, "What a Farm Wife Painted", opens at Otto Kallir's Galerie Saint-Etienne in New York City.-Paintings:...
). - 26 November – Dave CockrumDave CockrumDavid Emmett Cockrum was an American comic book artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus...
, American comic bookComic bookA comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist (b.19431943 in art-Events:*Willem de Kooning marries Elaine Fried.*A film version of The Picture of Dorian Grey uses an original work by Ivan Albright as the title picture.-Paintings:*Paul Cadmus - The Shower*Dame Laura Knight - Ruby Loftus screwing a breech-ring...
). - 6 December – Robert RosenblumRobert RosenblumRobert Rosenblum was an American art historian and curator known for his influential and often irreverent scholarship on European and American art of the mid-eighteenth to 20th century....
, American Art Historian (b.19271927 in art-Events:*Clarice Cliff introduces her 'Bizarre' pottery decoration.*Aristide Colotte opens his studio in Nancy, where he produces glasswork and carved crystal statues.-Awards:*Archibald Prize: George W...
). - 16 December – Larry ZoxLarry ZoxLawrence "Larry" Zox was an American painter and printmaker who is classified as an Abstract expressionist, Color Field painter and a Lyrical Abstractionist, although he did not readily use those categories for his work....
, American painter and printmaker (b.19371937 in art-Events:* May–June - Pablo Picasso paints Guernica, a cubistic mural created in reaction to the German bombing of the Spanish Basque town of the same name on 26 April...
). - 18 December – Ruth BernhardRuth BernhardRuth Bernhard was an American photographer.-Early life:Bernhard was born in Berlin and studied at the Berlin Academy of Art from 1925–27. Bernhard's father, Lucian Bernhard, was known for his poster and typeface design.-Photography career:In 1927 Bernhard moved to New York City, where her...
, American photographer (b.19051905 in art-Events:* October - The Fauvist artists, notably Henri Matisse, first exhibit, at the Salon d'Automne in Paris.* The Art Deco movement begins in France.* Léon Bonnat succeeds Paul Dubois as director of the Ecole des Beaux Arts....
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