Dec 21 2022
Achille Vianelli, a highly revered 19th-century artist, significantly contributed to the rich heritage of Italian landscape painting. Born on this day December 21, 1803 in southern Italy, Vianelli is renowned for his distinctive watercolor paintings that beautifully capture the essence of the Italian landscape. He skillfully employed the watercolor medium to portray the breathtaking vistas …
Aug 13 2022
British artist Gluck was born into a wealthy, Jewish family as Hannah Gluckstein on August 13, 1895. Their father founded and ran the restaurant and hotel business J. Lyons & Co. in their London home, where Gluck was able to study the arts. Gluck passed away on January 10, 1978 in Steyning, UK. Gluck defied …
Aug 04 2022
Today is the birthday of American Modernist artist Charley Harper, born August 4, 1922 on a farm in Frenchton, West Virginia. He is best known for his unique self-described “minimal realism” artistic interpretation of American wildlife. After growing up on the farm, he went to the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he met his wife, Edie Mckee, …
Jul 28 2022
Painter Albert Namatjira was born on this day July 28, 1902 in South Australia.
Jun 21 2022
Jersey Silk Mills was painted by Oscar Bluemner, born Frederick Julius Oskar Bluemner on June 21, 1867, in the small town of Prenzlau, located in the Brandenburg region of central Prussia.
Apr 08 2022
American photographer Bill Burke was born on this day April 8, 1943 in Derby, Connecticut.
Mar 30 2022
“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.” -Vincent van Gogh Happy birthday to Van Gogh, born in Zundert, Netherlands on March 30, 1853.
Mar 07 2022
Folk artist Maud Lewis was born on this day March 7, 1903 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Lewis spent most of her life in a small house in Nova Scotia, and the 2016 movie Maudie is based on her life.
Feb 27 2022
Disney imagineer and animator Rolly Crump was born on February 27, 1930 in Alhambra, California. Inspired at the young age of three by the Disney Silly Symphony short, Three Little Pigs, Crump began drawing in 1933. He started working with Disney in 1952, doing “inbetweening” or “tweening” to provide the illusion of smooth movements between film frames. …
Feb 20 2022
Sculptor and folk art collector Elie Nadelman was born on this day February 20, 1882 in Warsaw, Poland.
